Living through nine suicides
A sailor who has seen far too many friends take their own life struggles with his own suicidal thoughts, and searches for ways to stop the tragedies.
A sailor who has seen far too many friends take their own life struggles with his own suicidal thoughts, and searches for ways to stop the tragedies.
Honored as a hero, Ty Carter looks to shift the spotlight
A look at one of the few living Medal of Honor recipients and how he wants people to remember him: as a U.S. soldier who did his job and is struggling with the aftermath.
A look at one of the few living Medal of Honor recipients and how he wants people to remember him: as a U.S. soldier who did his job and is struggling with the aftermath.
Shinseki's style: Determined, quiet
This profile of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki (one of only a handful of one-on-one interviews he has granted in recent years) covers the ambitious deadlines he has set for the department and the skeptical support he receives from major veterans organizations.
This profile of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki (one of only a handful of one-on-one interviews he has granted in recent years) covers the ambitious deadlines he has set for the department and the skeptical support he receives from major veterans organizations.
Recognition sought for soldier’s heroic acts
This story of the heroic actions of one soldier during the Iraq War highlight not only his bravery but the systemic problems within the military's awards system. His case is still languishing somewhere in the Pentagon.
This story of the heroic actions of one soldier during the Iraq War highlight not only his bravery but the systemic problems within the military's awards system. His case is still languishing somewhere in the Pentagon.
The Great Divide
This series of stories takes a critical look at how veterans are bridging the gap between the military lives that have defined so much of who they are and the return to a civilian world that knows little of their struggles and sacrifices.
This series of stories takes a critical look at how veterans are bridging the gap between the military lives that have defined so much of who they are and the return to a civilian world that knows little of their struggles and sacrifices.
Sex with animals still not OK in U.S. military
A humorous take on an absurd series of events that left Pentagon scrambling to prove that defense officials were not attempting to legalize bestiality.
Birthers claim victory despite court failure
A raw look at the birther movement and their unsuccessful efforts to glorify the actions of a Army lieutenant colonel who refused to deploy to Afghanistan over perceived issues surrounding the president's legitimacy.
Why do blacks receive fewer valor medals?
An uncomfortable story (especially for my editors), this article examined the issue of racism and inconsistency not just in the military medals process but also in our news coverage.
Army used Rendon Group profiles to reject reporters
Part of the series that earned Stars and Stripes a Polk Award for exposing the military's practice of profiling journalists in Afghanistan in an attempt to steer coverage of the war. My work on this story helped dismiss Defense Department assertions that the program did not affect any reporters' assignments or attempts at objective journalism.
A humorous take on an absurd series of events that left Pentagon scrambling to prove that defense officials were not attempting to legalize bestiality.
Birthers claim victory despite court failure
A raw look at the birther movement and their unsuccessful efforts to glorify the actions of a Army lieutenant colonel who refused to deploy to Afghanistan over perceived issues surrounding the president's legitimacy.
Why do blacks receive fewer valor medals?
An uncomfortable story (especially for my editors), this article examined the issue of racism and inconsistency not just in the military medals process but also in our news coverage.
Army used Rendon Group profiles to reject reporters
Part of the series that earned Stars and Stripes a Polk Award for exposing the military's practice of profiling journalists in Afghanistan in an attempt to steer coverage of the war. My work on this story helped dismiss Defense Department assertions that the program did not affect any reporters' assignments or attempts at objective journalism.
Additional stories are available at Military Times.
