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The Mosquito Bowl and the ‘barbaric madness’ of the Pacific War
It feels, at times, as if the viewer can’t escape. Body clenched, stomach tight — eyes perhaps slanted downward — as the oppressive violence folds around you. At face value, that seems absurd. The viewer isn’t one of the 5,000 Marines landing on Tarawa, facing a maelstrom of mortars, machine guns and rifle fire poured by elite troops of the…
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Top House Democrat calls to split veterans omnibus, advance Major Richard Star Act
As supporters of the Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act defend the legislation as the best chance in years to pass more than 60 veterans bills, the committee’s top Democrat says Congress should be prepared to abandon the omnibus altogether if lawmakers cannot agree on how to pay for it.Years…
Every ambush in Vietnam held surprises. This one ended in death.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.More than five decades after 1968, an especially violent year of the war, the rain, hunger, and calamity in Vietnam’s Central Highlands remain etched in my…
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on research into psychedelic drugs for treating veterans’ mental health disorders.Under the new memorandum of understanding, VA and HHS plan to increase clinical trial participation, train therapists, nurses and doctors to administer psychedelic…