Sgt Stryker

The House has passed its pro-defeat in Iraq bill.  The much debated bill that Democrats claimed was committed to pulling United States service members out of Iraq, turned out to be nothing more than a pile of pork.  House Democrats have proven that they have no real interest in our troops and no desire to [...]

One of the arguments against the war we often hear is that the war is taking to long.  The American people are tired of hearing about the war, casualties, bombings and the instability of post-Saddam Iraq.  The sense is that we should have crossed into Iraq, deposed Saddam, established the democracy, repaired the infrastructure and [...]

Some of the most outspoken critics of the war and the Bush administration hail from Hollywood.  Celebrities have been front and center in the anti-war camp since before the first deployment of American troops.   During the past four years of war, movie stars. Television actors and recording artists have become more and more vocal in [...]

The idea of women serving in combat has never been an easy one for the American public.  Opinions are tightly held and more often than not a discussion on women in combat quickly degenerates into a screaming match.  The issue of whether American women should be put in harm’s way is hotly debated all the [...]

Children of service members have to bear the burden of military life just as much as their parents.  With every transfer of duty station they must change schools, meet new friends, find new activities, start over.  The life of a military child is not an easy one.  With the fast pace of military deployments today, [...]

One of the largest problems facing the United States as we try to develop a workable and logical plan for withdrawing from Iraq is the gap between the American troops currently responsible for maintaining stability and security in the country and their Iraqi counterparts.   The gulf between US service members and the Iraqi army and [...]

With the flurry of news reports covering the deaths in Iraq, the political conflict over the war and experts dueling over the way the war was conducted, it can be too easy to overlook the small stories of our troops going above and beyond to help the Iraqi people.  Every day our troops are putting [...]

Pat Tillman’s story is well known.  He was a professional football player who gave up millions of dollars and a football career to join the Army Rangers.  Tillman played defense back for the Arizona Cardinals.  He turned down a $1.2 million contract to serve his country instead.  He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 when [...]

Every night we are bombarded with statistics reminding us of how many American men and women have die din Iraq during the past four years.  We see fleeting pictures of flag draped coffins, grieving families, or wounded service members learning to adapt to their injuries.  But then the news cuts to a commercial and we [...]

On February 14th, the United States began a massive security crackdown in Iraq.  The goal was to diminish the wide spread sectarian violence gripping the country.  An influx of American troops and increased security sweeps had dramatically reduced the number of deaths and bombings.  Bomb deaths have reportedly decreased by 30% and execution style killings [...]