Opinion & Analysis

You may find "Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret" to be the first time that the real story of the American fighting man and his family has been told.

As we observe this somber day, I am concerned by the significance of 18 years and what it means for the generations that will follow me.

Food for thought from a veteran who personally knows about suicide.

by Lt. Gen. Claude (Mick) Kicklighter, USA (R), Special to ConnectingVets.com Just before midnight on August 24th, 1944 the battle to liberate Paris during World War II began. The French 2nd Armored Division reached the Hótel de Ville in the heart of Paris. The next morning, they swept clear the...

Buzz Aldrin did exactly what all of us want to do!

The Navy is ready for any scrap in the Gulf of Oman

Sports fans go nuts over a flag, but don't know the history.

Every hope and dream Jeremy and I had built together came crashing down by a single sentence read by a man in dress uniform

Navy finally hears the sh% pilots have told them for years.

by Brian Tally, US Marine Veteran, Special to ConnectingVets.com THE SITUATION One day you are living the ‘American Dream’, a solid life of production, and success. Raising a family, coaching youth sports and contributing to the very society that you have honorably served and defended. The next you...