Don Gomez

From an outpost in Afghanistan an Army officer tries to come to terms with the dual legacies of war—that something so awful could be the best time of a young man’s life.

Days before the anniversary of Pat Tillman’s death, the Army added Humanism to its list of official religious preferences. It’s an overdue recognition of Tillman and other secular believers.

After more than a decade of war, video games still provide the primary view of the military for most young Americans. Army officer and gamer, Don Gomez on why that’s a problem.

Army veteran Don Gomez writes about how he can’t stop writing about war and why that troubles him.

What was once a day to remember old men of long-past wars has become a time to honor kids who were killed just yesterday. Iraq war veteran Don Gomez on mourning’s new generation.