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78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction
A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.
By Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University
Smith says he won’t derail the NDAA over transgender troop ban
Nukes and the transgender ban policy remain NDAA sticking points.
By Joe Gould
HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges
Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.
This group speaks for the forgotten vets that ‘nobody hears’
Minority Veterans of America, a new national nonprofit, provides a safe, inclusive environment for all former service members, with a specific focus on giving a voice to LGBTQ veterans, veterans of color, religious minorities and women veterans.
By Natalie Gross
Sailor by day, performer by night — meet the Navy’s drag queen, ‘Harpy Daniels’
Years before he became a yeoman 3rd class, Joshua Kelley was entertaining raucous crowds under his drag name.
By Jon Simkins
Report: LGB troops twice as likely to experience sexual assault as non-LGB population
These experiences increase the likelihood of enduring symptoms of PTSD or depression later in life.
By Jon Simkins