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Tom Palaima

See the Unseen: Help our Vets Heal Through Art and Performance

October 15, 2019 by Thomas G. Palaima

We miss a lot that is important in life because we are busy with our day-to-day concerns. When we do have leisure time, we choose mindless activities for good reasons. It does our souls good to vacate our minds.  Right after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 traumatized our nation, our president advised us: […]

Glenn Towery

Beyond the Battlefield: The war rages on, but this time it’s personal

November 9, 2018 by Rachel White

The Thorazine haze was beginning to fade when Glenn Towery was discharged from Oakland Naval Hospital. For the last however-many days he had felt listless, “like a non-human being,” making him forget why he was even there in the first place. Before that, he occupied a hospital cot in the Philippines, next to an injured […]

U.S. soldier practices donning his gas mask during a field exercise.

The Untold Stories of Modern Warriors

November 11, 2016 by Rachel White

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.   – Thucydides  Oftentimes, we are met with spectacular images of war, depicting valiance and vilifying enemies; but these stories, some say, lack an honest narrative. While soldiers […]

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