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“The American Soldier,” Revolutionary War Poem by Philip Freneau

This American Revolutionary War poem captures the voice of a soldier who fought with unwavering pride yet returned home with […]

Some decisions arrive quietly, without ceremony, yet carry the weight of an entire life. This essay by Jeff Kohler explores

Some moments from war never leave the people who witnessed them. In this poem, an Army veteran reflects on protesters

Some questions follow a person long after war ends. In “Where Is Hope,” a Vietnam Naval chaplain reflects on faith,

Bob Koshin Hanson served as a Navy Chaplain during the chaotic Vietnam War. This poem reflects on two intertwined wartime

This poem by Carl Nyberg is best understood in the context of his service. First as a Naval officer, then

Civil War: A Conflict of the Literate I read in an online archive of essays on writings of the Civil

As an ambulance driver during World War I, Ernest Hemingway saw the worst of war, experiences that colored his stories

Navy Chaplain Bob koshin Hanson ministered to troops during the bloodiest and most brutal years of the Vietnam War, an

War Poetry of World War I Charles Sorley joined the British Army at the beginning of the war in Europe.