IN 2003, I MADE MY FIRST USO TRIP to Iraq, never dreaming that 13 years later we’d still have a military presence there and in Afghanistan. The war on terror has proven to be the longest armed conflict in our nation’s history, yet the dangerous work done by our service members can easily be forgotten as they, as well as our veterans and the families who stand by them, fall out of the 24-hour news cycle.
Still, thousands of Gold Star families, whose loved ones died in action, are struggling with their grief, while Blue Star families, those with activeduty members, cope with the stress of deployment and the aftermath of battle. Service members and veterans are facing serious mental-health challenges. If you’ve seen your buddies killed or injured, you’re…
