"I never expected that I would be writing about the needless deaths of almost 100,000 of our countrymen, rapidly approaching the number who died in wars from Korea to Afghanistan combined. It is bitterly appropriate that we should reach that grim milestone on this particular weekend." (Robert Edwards was formerly an infantry and intelligence officer in the US Army and a captain in the 82nd Airborne in Iraq during the first Gulf War.)
- January 10, 2020Military historian Andrew Bacevich and Bill discuss America's role in the world in the 21st century and what exactly does it mean to be an American after the Cold War?
- May 30, 2016The threat to the Constitution does not come from some far-off land, says Vets for Peace board chair.
- November 10, 2014One of the first veterans to oppose the Iraq war has died.
- July 27, 2012 | Moyers & CompanyVietnam veteran and author Karl Marlantes shares how his battlefield experiences both shaped and nearly destroyed him.
- May 25, 2007In this 2007 interview, Bill talks with author Maxine Hong Kingston about helping returning soldiers find peace through writing.