Military Wire

  “How do you kill 11 million people?” That was the question posed by New York Times best-selling author of The Noticer and The Traveler’s Gift, Andy Andrews. It’s also…

Privilege is a good thing. Everybody wants it and many work hard to achieve it. And then there are some who want it handed to them. But that’s not how…

A symbol of power and strength for over half a century, Air Force One — the aircraft assigned to transport the president and his team — has continued to modernize…

American Traitor…are we in fact on the verge of another world war? In a nation built on law and order and protocols, both internal threats and external threats seem to…

It took guts for Dominique to reach out. A post 9-11 Army veteran, highly trained, served honorably, made a successful transition into the corporate world, and was furloughed due to…

“You need to look at this from the other point of view.” That was my dad’s advice after I finished what I thought to be a stellar research paper in…

We often hear that the optimist is the one who will succeed regardless of the circumstances. Could this in fact be wrong? The renowned researcher and bestselling author of Good…

“How do we not repeat 2020 in 2021?” That was a question posed to me in an online speaking event several weeks ago (think about that for a moment –…

Our country was not founded through the means of peaceful times and negotiations. Disease, battles, wars and fundamental disagreements are the foundation from which this nation started. Yet from it,…

The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis unlike any other in recent times. It is the greatest challenge that the United States has faced since World War II. It combines the…

To some, Michael Reagan is considered an Edmonds local legend. An international artist who has drawn the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, Sen. John Glenn, Gregory Peck and many…

For those who know me, I am a true believer in the principle that we all can overcome. It takes work, and at times it is really ugly — like,…

“The ultimate sacrifice deserves the highest honor.” In today’s divided America, it is often difficult to see the good in others if they don’t align with our way of thinking….

The Vietnam War is often viewed and remembered as a boondoggle for America. When U.S. Marines first landed in Danang, March 1965, politicians thought it would be a simple win….

When the general public hears the word veteran, studies show they rarely identify women as being veterans despite women having served in the United States military for generations. Women –…

How can one learn from one of the most notorious dictators in history? Saddam Hussein, known as the “Butcher of Baghdad,” his government and military forces responsible for killing more…

Most don’t wear their struggles on the outside. We keep them buried. But we all struggle with something. Unfortunately, some allow those struggles and the difficult experiences to shape and…

The Call of Duty Endowment and Zip Recruiter recently released a study that found “underemployment affects more veteran job seekers than non-veteran job seekers. Nearly one-third of veteran job seekers…

Employment for military spouses is one battlefront that is often difficult to win. Because of the transient lifestyle, military spouses are often overlooked or underemployed, despite being more educated than…

Some people seem to have it easy – or do they? We all know people who appear to have the good life, that when they do something everything seems to…

“There is something good in everything.” I sat down with Glen Eberle, an Olympian, a former military-combat pilot, and founder and namesake of Boise-based Eberlestock, a company that designs, manufactures and…

My dad shared with me when I was a teen that there were two ways to wisdom: experience and mentorship. When I asked him which path was easier, he told…

Fifty-one years ago, beginning in January 1968, the Tet Offensive changed the course of the Vietnam War. Until The War on Terror, aka The Global War on Terrorism, the Vietnam…