John Tinseth can’t walk through the Army Navy Surplus Store without thinking of the guys he knew in the Army.
Conflict
The Navy SEALs and Magical Thinking
Tom Matlack looks at how the romanticization of U.S. Special Forces is linked to dangerous myths about manhood and war.
Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Afghanistan
War correspondent Michael Kamber talks about the lessons of Iraq, and how the situation in Afghanistan shows that they have not been learned.
Prisons Of The Mind, Dementia In Aging Inmates
Julie Gillis reflects on how trusting prisoners with the care of inmates affected by dementia increases their ability for compassion.
Long Soft Hair
Richard Aubrey, with fiction from the front lines.
The Signs and Symptoms of Combat-Related PTSD
For everything we hear about it, Harry Croft writes, many of us still don’t know enough about PTSD.
The Trauma of Lost Love
The U.S. has left Iraq, but Iraq has not left one U.S. soldier, writes veteran Justin Cliburn.
The Girl Is the New Drug
An old, flesh-based business model for the modern “bad guy.”
Deniers and PTSD
Good Men Project commenter MediaHound tells a surprising story of how PTSD came to be recognized as such.
A 100-Year Sentence: Finding the Light
Facing over a century behind bars, Roberto Wahid Lewis found a way to re-center himself and, eventually, start a new life on the outside.
A Good Man From the Past: Betrayer or Betrayed?
In 1953, Corporal Edward Dickenson returned from a North Korean POW camp a hero. Only months later, he was serving a 10-year sentence for collaborating with the enemy.
Damaged From Combat, Burdened With Insight
One psychiatrist argues that soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may be the unsung champions of strength in gender identity.
Lessons From Prison
“I bear witness to people who are forgotten by most and judged as unworthy and unforgivable, especially by themselves.” A volunteer talks about helping others find remorse.
Blood Spattered
An excerpt from The Good Men Project book: Julio Medina’s story.
Teach the Boys to Fight
Young male rage brings with it identity issues: masculinity, sexual desirability, ennui. Maybe the question isn’t how to get rid of it, says Dr. Damon Young, but what can we do with it?
When No Birds Sang
Photojournalist Lyle Owerko walked out of his apartment and 10 minutes later shot the photo that ended up on the cover of Time Magazine. He hopes his photos left a mark of integrity.