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‘Warfare’ brings realistic carnage of Iraq War to theaters

Alex Garland and SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza’s “Warfare” is as realistic and detailed a portrayal of Iraq War combat as anything that’s ever been created.
This sailor requested leave to get his wife pregnant. It was approved.

“My wife is planning on getting pregnant this weekend,” the 1967 liberty request read, “and I would sure like to be there when it happens.”
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian

An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
‘Antwone Fisher’ is the most important military film you haven’t seen

The story focuses on the internal war Fisher fights, a struggle some service members face long before they put on a uniform.