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• Morals Under the Gun May 29, 2026
  “Probably all of us have found ourselves in circumstances where our convictions demanded that we speak out for or against certain statements or policies, although we know that by doing so we may anger the group we are with. Such things happen in the councils of government, and they happen on high school sports teams. […]
  Charles Faint
• The Knife-Edge Between Caring and Caring Too Much May 29, 2026
  Editor’s note: This piece is drawn from the author’s Coast Guard correspondence. The dry dock that we endured in the last two months of 2015 was trying. The first patrol of the year, in all honesty, was a mistake and shouldn’t have occurred. This patrol has been an enduring anticlimax. It has been sort of […]
  K.C. Aud
• The Navy Needs Its Veterans Back May 29, 2026
  By Bruce D. Kowal The Proposal in Brief This is a proposal to create a United States Navy Auxiliary, a volunteer organization of U.S. Navy veterans, to boost Navy outreach, assist local Navy Talent Acquisition Groups (NTAGs), support the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partner with FEMA in disaster response. The organizational structure would be […]
  Special Guest
• The Hidden Cost of Workplace Injuries in the American South May 28, 2026
  Photo by Praveen Thirumurugan on Unsplash Workplace injuries in the American South carry costs that do not always show up in injury counts. In labor-heavy states like Alabama and Georgia, a serious injury can interrupt income, delay medical care, create fear around reporting, and leave unsafe working conditions in place for the next person on […]
  Diane Taylor
• PTSD, Alcohol, and the Driver’s Seat: Understanding the Veteran DUI Problem May 28, 2026
  Photo by Maricar Limjoco on Unsplash Few things feel more like betrayal than a handcuff click after years of wearing the uniform; however, the veteran DUI problem is not an isolated factor, but an issue that affects service members across every branch and every demographic.  Behind the statistics are real people, marines, airmen, sailors, medics, […]
  Diane Taylor