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Hiatus for Veterans Day

Just Security is on hiatus in honor of Veterans Day.
Hand of a person in military fatigues holding a small U.S. flag in foreground, in front of servicemembers marching in blue uniforms, white hats, long blue coats on a parade route during a rainy day.

On Veterans Day, Collected Reflections on Service and National Security

In recognition of Veterans Day, a collection of thoughtful Just Security articles from the past year by veterans and/or about the role of servicemembers and military families in…
Rows of American flags in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

Why We Serve: Upholding the Democratic Process

"[D]emocracy must continuously be defended and ... our service to our community does not end but instead shifts in its form. This is something veterans have long known and appreciated."
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Weme, NATO Headquarters, salutes the American flag during a Veterans Day ceremony

Reflections on Becoming a Veteran after Decades of Forever War

I wholeheartedly believe that my husband is still here with me today because of his military family, and we are terrified to be leaving it.
A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) passes out water to evacuees lined up against a wall during the evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the evacuation on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

American Society Will Not Abandon Our Afghan Allies

If we claim to honor their service, we must not leave our veterans to hold the weight of our collective national commitment on their own.
Afghan people sit and stand atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021. People also stand at the foot of the plane on the ground.

Veterans and Others Who Serve

The last few months have provided stark reminders of the dangerous ways the United States sometimes treats its veterans. “The Vietnam War,” the 10-part documentary by Ken Burns &…

Veterans Day

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2009. Image…
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Veterans Day

Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” displaying their Croix de Guerre in 1919, awarded for gallantry in action during World War I. Image…
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