Published: 3 June 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Actress Glenn Close ("The Big Chill," "Fatal Attraction") stops by the Editor's Desk to chat about her work with Puppies Behind Bars, a charity that allows inmates to train service dogs, which in turn are used to assist the disabled, including wounded Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Can a Labrador Retriever help our heroes wrestling with PTSD?
To find out more and to help with this program go to Puppies Behind Bars
And visit Glenn's dog supply site at Fetch Dog.
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Published: 7 May 2009
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Author Doug Stanton stops by the Editor's Desk to talk about Horse Soldiers, his latest book that deals with the early part of the war in Afghanistan. Doug describes the challenges that American special operators faced as they arrived in country and worked to defeat the Taliban just weeks after 9-11. And remember a guy named John Walker Lindh?
Shop for Horse Soldiers (hardcover) here or the audiobook version here.
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Published: 4 May 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) stops by the Editor's Desk to talk current military events and get the word out about his veterans forum.
See more about the veterans forum here:
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Published: 28 April 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Stephen Colbert, the host of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, talks to Ward about his upcoming trip to Iraq, er, an "undisclosed location somewhere near the Persian Gulf" where he intends to broadcast his show for four, er, several days. Stephen also talks about the Donors Choose charity and how he hopes to use it to help military dependents.
And find out more about "The Colbert Report" and Donors Choose here.
Published: 6 April 2009
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This week John Nagl, the President for the Center for New American Security and one of the nation's leading experts on counterinsurgency, talks to Ward about President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy and how long it's going to take to get out of Iraq.
Published: 24 March 2009
From The Editor's Desk
This week's show is an exclusive sit down between Ward and Geoff Tate, Queensryche's lead singer and the brains behind the band's new album "American Soldier." Geoff talks about what motivated him to write the album, what he learned about Soldiers along the way, and the state of the music industry.
Read Geoff's Military.com op-ed thanking the Soldiers here.
Watch the world premiere video for "If I Were King" here.
War vets: Leave Queensryche a message about your own war experiences at (206) 260-1215. Find out more about "American Soldier" and the upcoming tour here.
Pre-order "American Soldier" here.
Published: 17 March 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Ward convenes the Editor's Roundtable with IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff and The Unforgiving Minute author Craig Mullaney to talk about meeting with President Obama in the White House and the state of the wars.
Published: 6 March 2009
From The Editor's Desk
This week Ward talks to employers at the first Military.com-NCOA job fair of the season. Ward also catches up with Military.com's director of community outreach, Vince Patton to talk about the job market and how these job fairs can help match employers and seekers.
Published: 19 February 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Craig Mullaney graduated second in his West Point class and went on to become an Airborne Ranger and a Rhodes Scholar. But for all of his training in and out of the classrom, one question lingered in his mind -- when the moment came to lead his men into battle would he be ready? This week Craig stops by the Editor's Desk to talk about his amazing journey to date, truly a great 21st Century American tale.
Watch the exclusive video about the book.
Shop for The Unforgiving Minute here.
Published: 11 February 2009
From The Editor's Desk
Lt.Col Mike Strobl, USMC stops by the Editor's Desk to talk about his moving story "Taking Chance" that has been made into an HBO movie starring Kevin Bacon. How did escorting the remains of a fallen warrior change Mike's life? What does he think about the average American's attitude toward the military and national sacrifice?
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