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As combat journalist David Wood points out, the odd of surviving combat these days have improved significantly. Historically, the ratio of fatalities to casualties in war have been much higher than what we’ve seen in these last ten years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Wood points out that “if you are wounded in Afghanistan, [...]
This dude is not only brave, awesome, and heroic, he’s funny. Funny, I think, overcomes everything. A few weeks ago I covered Tempered Steel here on Support the Soldiers Thursday (if you got a better name for it, I’m listening). What actually led me to Tempered Steel was Bobby Henline, who I found while researching [...]
My usual practice when writing about our troops is to write about our troops. So why have I decided to write about a journalist? David Wood is a 63-year old journalist who has been covering combat for quite some time–since the late 1970′s, when he began to work as a correspondent for a number of [...]
This piece on Tyler Southern is pretty inspiring. This young hero was seriously wounded on the battlefield and has a better attitude than most folks who’ve never even fallen off a bicyle.
I came across the Tempered Steel website around Veteran’s Day 2011 and was immediately impressed and inspired. Tempered Steel does a great job leading our wounded warriors to heal and move on, “improving lives through living”. The powerful message they send is that yes, these young men and women have sacrificed a great deal in [...]
