New book chronicles the long tradition of dissent in U.S. armed forces By Chris Ford Chris Lombardi has recently published a book recounting the history of dissent in the military. Lombardi’s book should appeal to any student of history and, especially, to…Read More »
By Matthew Rinaldi Waging Peace is a recent addition to the struggle over how our culture remembers the experience of U.S. veterans of the war in Vietnam. Among those of us who were involved in the G.I. anti-war movement during those years,…Read More »
By Chris Ford The debacle in Vietnam informs today’s costly militarism Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times and Why They Matter By John Ketwig Trine Day 2019 330 pp. Editor’s Note: This review examines John Ketwig’s latest book. His previous book was…Read More »
The MLTF is saddened to announce the death of long-time Task Force member Jeff Segal. A long-time Guild activist, Jeff joined the Task Force steering committee during the 1980’s, serving as our treasurer for many years. He brought keen political insights and…Read More »
By Libby Frank In 2003, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, our son, who was a senior at the time, approached us about the presence of military recruiters in the school. They had always been there but the juxtaposition of…Read More »
By Kathleen Gilberd | On February 8, 2018, the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a new overarching DOD policy prohibiting harassment. DoD Instruction 1020.03, “Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces,” establishes DoD policy governing all types of…Read More »
by James M. Branum Introduction It is easy for attorneys to get into ruts, to assume that we understand everything that we need to know to do our jobs. But for maximum effectiveness as an advocate, we often need to get out…Read More »