More than two million men and women serve in America’s all-volunteer military force, and another three million are their husbands, wives, sons and daughters. Yet over the course of two long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the stories — and
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Since the first shots fired in the American Revolution, the United States has been a nation at war. Only 21 calendar years have elapsed in which the United States did not wage any wars, making armed conflict the trend that has
Meet the 2014 Taylor Urruela, a Tampa Veteran featured on COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE. The story of Taylor Urruela serves as an example of the hardships soldiers face when returning from war, including amputeeism, PTSD, and a loss of
In conjunction with PBS’ Women, War & Peace series, this episode of Up Close with Cathy Unruh highlights a rapidly-growing issue: female U.S. veterans who have fallen through the cracks of society. Tampa Crossroads C.E.O. Sara Romeo sheds light on
For two and a half years, Americans fought Against the British, Canadian colonists, and native nations. In the years to come, the War of 1812 would be celebrated in some places and essentially forgotten in others. But it is a
Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers — if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible. What began as a
