'Deploying was my only love until I met you.'

'Leaders who consider these straightforward principles are forearmed and better prepared to mitigate the impact of unexpected and unpredictable events.'

Measuring our progress against others limits our potential to what is known and achieved; competing with ourselves opens up a limitless avenue for growth.

Put a two-year draft intro effect, and things will 'get real,' real quick.

We shouldn't need another 9/11 to wake up. Because in the end, liberty prevails when a nation values its freedom more than a false sense of security.

A veteran reflects on how service members were treated in the post-Vietnam era. 9/11 changed that.

'We are far too comfortable focusing on what journalists tell us is important, instead of sussing that out ourselves.'

'We should never provide another U.S. cent to Gaza, while Hamas governs.'

Rather than a harbinger of self-doubt, this phenomenon can be a catalyst for profound personal development and a mark of humility and growth.

Every member of a military family bears the burden of service. Sometimes that reality is heartbreaking.

It's been said 'winners never quit.' But is that always true?

Dehumanization of a person or group is the first step to genocide. History proves that over and over.

'Well, journalists, you make the rules. No one is forcing you to church up the language that we use to describe evil people and the actions they carry out.'

Death is hard enough to deal with on its own. When that death is self-induced, the pain is so much worse.

'Embrace the idea that your purpose is now, in this moment, no matter how ordinary or small it may seem.'

These men and women gave their lives to save people from evil 'so atrocious that it exceeds the Western imagination’s moral capacity to conceptualize.'

Who is advocating for those who have paid the highest costs for their elite service?

The 'fog of war' may be more comfortable to vets than the business world. But the 'fog of corporate America' offers unique opportunities for a military mindset.

Today's military must embrace omnidirectional thinking, says a former special forces officer.

'Servant leadership extends beyond traditional business settings and equally applies to law enforcement and military leadership.'

An inspiring story of recovery from author Braxton McCoy and his new book 'Glass Factory'

Although home and hearth call, a vet reflects that he'll bear the armor of duty and obligation for another day.

A vet reflects on the importance of home: that place you carry with you for strength and motivation when you are away.

A young girl no older than 13, stoned to death. A vet recalls the nightmare of capital punishment under Sharia law.

A wife reflects on her often painful 43-year journey with her Vietnam vet husband and hero. Her message to veterans: 'We need you now as never before!'

An important element of leadership is helping new recruits go from "dorks" to capable military members.