Author William Broyles on His Return Trip to Vietnam (VIDEO)

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William Broyles has written a “gripping memoir” about his return to Vietnam and his attempts to make sense of the war.

Palmer Township Man Secures War Medal For Late Father — 68 Years Later

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“He was just a typical World War II guy. Came home, went to work and got involved in civic and church stuff,” Barry Miller said.

Kids and Toy Guns: Pretend Battles Rage On, Long Past Newtown

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With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it

The Hanoi Hush: Walking Vietnam`s French Quarter [Photos]

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Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is awash with sights and sounds to fill the senses. There are times when it’s nice to do without the latter of the two.

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Fire in Cholon

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An American soldier in Saigon receives an unexpected lesson in courage.

Dear Liberals, There is No Satisfaction to Be Had in the Tragic Death of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

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Joanna Schroeder is stunned by the ways in which some liberals are responding to the murder of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at the hands of a Marine with PTSD.

An Excerpt from THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG

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“Until they moved to America, Sanh never realized how rarely he spent time alone with his son.” By Aimee Phan

A City Where Men Love Babies: an excerpt from Kindling Quarterly

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Print magazine on fatherhood debuts with a look at how men react to babies in other parts of the world

How Do We Talk to Boys About Violence?

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At this point I think there is a very dangerous silence. And that’s not their fault. It’s ours.

Toy Soldiers, Real Guns

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Poet Robert Peake asks us to look at war, nihilism and love to start the healing.

“People don’t wake up one day and decide that suicide is something they want to do.”

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This is a comment by Tom B on the post “How to Help Someone Who Is Feeling Suicidal”.

On Turning 40

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Have the Baby Boomers ruined aging for the rest of us?

Bill & Ted Sequel – A Great Film About Middle-Aged Manhood?

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Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

Man-to-Man with lawyer-turned author Clifford Garstang

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Cameron Conaway sits down with Clifford Garstang to discuss life, law, inspiration, and now, writing.

Ten Things I’ve Learned From My Draft-Dodgin’ Dad

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Josh Bowman Explores His Complicated Relationship With His Dad.

My Father, Ft. Bragg 1966

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John Tinseth looks back at his father’s odd A-Team going into Vietnam.