Whether pressed against the side of a Humvee or hunched under a poncho liner shade at a patrol base, music has always been more than a distraction for deployed service members. It is a lifeline. For troops in the field, deployment playlists are not just about taste. They are about memory, morale and survival. This…
Whether pressed against the side of a Humvee or hunched under a poncho liner shade at a patrol base, music has always been more than a distraction for deployed service members. It is a lifeline. For troops in the field, deployment playlists are not just about taste. They are about memory, morale and survival. This…
On Aug. 6, 1945, a 19-year-old U.S. sailor was serving aboard the aircraft carrier Hollandia about 500 miles off the coast of Japan when he learned the U.S. had just obliterated Hiroshima with a new “super-weapon” — an atomic bomb with the force of 20,000 tons of TNT. A more powerful bomb was dropped at…
On Aug. 6, 1945, a 19-year-old U.S. sailor was serving aboard the aircraft carrier Hollandia about 500 miles off the coast of Japan when he learned the U.S. had just obliterated Hiroshima with a new “super-weapon” — an atomic bomb with the force of 20,000 tons of TNT. A more powerful bomb was dropped at…
As summer winds down and the calendar inches toward September, two very different yet oddly similar American institutions begin to ramp up for their respective seasons. In the NFL, teams are grinding through training camp, evaluating rosters and trying to avoid devastating injuries. In the U.S. military, units are wrapping up summer rotations, prepping for…
As summer winds down and the calendar inches toward September, two very different yet oddly similar American institutions begin to ramp up for their respective seasons. In the NFL, teams are grinding through training camp, evaluating rosters and trying to avoid devastating injuries. In the U.S. military, units are wrapping up summer rotations, prepping for…
Somewhere between the dugout and the forward operating base, a truth begins to emerge that no one wants to admit out loud: Little League teams and combat units are basically the same thing. Not in terms of stakes, of course. One involves life-or-death decisions under fire. The other involves juice boxes, questionable umpiring and a…
