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No Rest for the Weary

No Rest for the Weary

Within a few weeks of graduating from the University of Utah, Ali Abdelfattah will be at his new job.
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Rich StowellDec 16, 2015
On Combat Creativity: Is Military Action Science or Art?

On Combat Creativity: Is Military Action Science or Art?

Milan Vego of the Naval War College wrote a wonderful essay that appeared in Joint Forces Quarterly.
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Rich StowellSep 9, 2015
The Kind of Guys You Go to War with

The Kind of Guys You Go to War with

It’s not really a baseball book
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Rich StowellAug 16, 2015
Eight Tips for Better Army Classroom Presentations

Eight Tips for Better Army Classroom Presentations

Why is it so funny to watch people fall asleep when they are trying to stay awake? I have a video of my then-two-year-old sitting upright…
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Rich StowellAug 15, 2015
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Remembering Fallujah Part 4: The Aftermath of Victory

Remembering Fallujah Part 4: The Aftermath of Victory

Chaplain Ric Brown knew when he first enlisted that he’d probably go to war. He didn’t realize he’d be in the most savage urban battle U.S…
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Rich StowellJul 27, 2015
Remember when we had to bring back the Draft? It was ten years ago.

Remember when we had to bring back the Draft? It was ten years ago.

“The all-volunteer Army isn’t working.”
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Rich StowellJul 23, 2015
Remembering Fallujah Part 3: Urban Combat is Hell

Remembering Fallujah Part 3: Urban Combat is Hell

Afghanistan — As Chaplain Ric Brown recalls it, the coalition was bracing for an 80 percent casualty rate in the battle.
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Rich StowellJul 23, 2015
Remembering Fallujah Part 2: Preparing for a Battle against Evil

Remembering Fallujah Part 2: Preparing for a Battle against Evil

Note: This post was originally published to DVIDS in Nov., 2014, ten years after the Second Battle of Fallujah.
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Rich StowellJul 16, 2015
Remembering Fallujah Part 1: A Chaplain, an Infantryman and the Fallen

Remembering Fallujah Part 1: A Chaplain, an Infantryman and the Fallen

Note: This post was originally published to DVIDS on Nov. 8, 2014, on the ten-year anniversary of the Second Battle of Fallujah.
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Rich StowellJul 16, 2015
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