ONE: 9/11 AND THE INVASION OF IRAQ 

Jason Richardson, Navy: A "Nuke" on the USS Truman
Nathan D. Hollway, Air Force: Air Support in Qatar
Arthur H.F. Schoenfeld,Marine Corps: The Invasion of Iraq
André M.M. Queiroga,Marine Corps: President Bush’s Plan for Iraq
Richard W. Riley, Army National Guard: Destroying Iraq
Pablo Rodriguez, Air Force Reserve: Guarding Baghdad Airport

TWO: WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS 

Peter Granato, Army Reserve: The Prisoners of Camp Bucca
Nathan Murphy, Marine Corps Reserve: To Shoot or Not to Shoot?
Andrew McConnell, Army: Reconstruction and Local Politics
David Vacchi, Army: An Officer’s View of the War
Benjamin Flanders, Army National Guard: Who Are the Insurgents?
Solomon Black, Marine Corps: Fighting in Haditha and Falluja

THREE: BOOTS ON THE GROUND

Benjamin Shriber, Army Reserve: Stuck in Kuwait
Nicholas A. Morton, Army Reserve: Pulling Security in Baghdad
Jeffrey Peddar, Marine Corps Reserve: Working on al-Asad Airbase
Russell W.Anderson, Jr., Army Reserve: A First Sergeant & His Troops
Michael Lawrence, Army Reserve: A Training Sergeant & His Unit

FOUR: WOMEN IN THE WAR ZONE 

Tanya M. Karst, Navy: Launching Tomahawks from Our Destroyer
Danielle Morin, Army Reserve: Men and Women in the Army
Lydia Rodriguez, Army National Guard: A Mother Goes to War
Shannon Kennedy, Army Reserve: Making Friends in Iraq
Leslie Ramonas, Army Reserve: Losing Another Woman

FIVE: WAR'S LASTING IMPACT 

Jaime A. Perez, Army Reserve: Counseling Combat Troops
Dan Moriarty, Army Reserve: Treating Soldiers with PTSD
Travis A. Jones, Army National Guard: Counseling Returning Veterans
Andrew J. Simkewicz, Army: Helping Veterans Impacted by War
Scott E. Palmer, Army: "It’s an Inner Struggle"
Jon Zagami, Army Reserve: "My Body is Falling Apart"

SIX: THE ULTIMATE LOSS 

Alexander Arredondo, Marine Corps, KIA 2004
    Carlos and Melida Arredondo, parents: Fighting to End the War
Jeffrey Lucey, Marine Corps Reserve, d. 2004
    Kevin and Joyce Lucey, parents: Jeff’s PTSD and Suicide

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