Archive for: afghanistan

 

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The Weight of the World

The longest war in American history is over, but the mission is not accomplished. Now more than ever, the world needs our country to lead. On Dec. 28, 2014, after...

 
 

Editor’s Letter: Boots on the Ground

  When a global issue gets personal. It never felt like a war, not to me. From the confines of my life in Austin, what our deployed military personnel experienced...

 
 

Texas Pride in Afghanistan

These soldiers showed their Texas pride while running the Army 10 Miler at Shindand Air Base in Afghanistan. From left to right: Taylor Watson, a Texas native;...

 
 

A Longhorn Serving in Afghanistan

Erika Griffith, BA ’92, Life Member, hooked ’em in a Blackhawk helicopter somewhere over Afghanistan’s Paktika Province. Griffith is a lieutenant...

 
 

A Longhorn Serving in Afghanistan

Kevin Robnett, BA ’03, JD ’07, Life Member, hooked ’em in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Robnett is serving there with the Navy Reserves. When he’s back...

 
 

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Four-Star Gen. Bob Cone Says ‘Unbalanced’ Army Must Change

As a 20-year-old cadet at West Point, Bob Cone stood in front of a group of senior officers and faculty, his already ruddy complexion turning red. West Point had...

 
 
 
 
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