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The War Horse is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom and the most trusted source for bulletproof reporting on the human impact of military service. Our team holds power to account, strengthens our democracy, and improves understanding of the true cost of military service.

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An Army Reserve Soldier with the 416th Theater Engineer Command, walks along a bridge July 29, 2014, in downtown Chicago, Illinois. US Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret.
As Troops Face Mounting Demands to Serve in Crises, Civilian Employers Are Firing Them
July 17, 2022
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Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Sam Castro, his wife, Liz, and their two sons, Enrique and Vicente. Castro said he would feek obligated to fight any PCS orders to a state where he felt Enrique, who is gay, would be unsafe. “Military readiness and combat readiness is a direct derivative of family readiness,” Castro said. Photo by Trish Alegre-Smith, courtesy of SoYourLife Photography.
‘Everyone’s Hoping The Next Set Of Orders Is Not For Texas’ — LGBTQ Troops Say New State Laws Are Discriminatory
June 10, 2022
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U.S. Army Spc. Isaiah A. Lee, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, files a batch of ballots at the Essex County Board of Elections in Newark, New Jersey, July 22. More than 120 New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers, under the supervision of election officials in seven counties, performed duties at polling stations and other county government offices related to the state’s primary election. This is the first time the New Jersey National Guard has supported a domestic election. (This photo has been altered by blurring out personal information on the ballots.) Photo by Mark C. Olsen, courtesy of New Jersey National Guard.
Camouflaged as Polling Workers, National Guard Presence During Primaries Fuels Worries of Militarized Presidential Election
October 16, 2020
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Mystery Seizures Haunt Marine Units a Decade after Deployment
September 30, 2020
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Staff Sgt. Kendrix D. Graham and Sgt. Michael J. Black fold an American flag during the memorial service of retired Marine Col. Vincil W. Hazelbaker, at the Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery on March 24, 2017. Hazelbaker was a Marine aviator who served in the military for 34 years. During his service, he flew more than 680 combat missions and earned the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War. “If Dad stood here today, he would have saluted and said ‘well done,’” said Brad Hazelbaker, Wayne’s son. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella
A Different Kind of Plague
September 10, 2020
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Master Sgt. Darryl Sterling, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment manager, throws trash into a burn pit at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
‘It’s so inaccurate’—How the VA Is Failing to Track Veterans Burn Pit Claims
September 1, 2020
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The body of Ernie Pyle was laid to final rest in the new Punchbowl Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Oahu, July 19, 1949. National Archives photo
‘I Have Had All I Can Take’ — The Final Months of Legendary War Reporter Ernie Pyle
August 4, 2020
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The al-Shaymeh Education Complex for Girls after it was struck by missiles fired by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition. Hodeidah, Yemen. November 9, 2015. Photo Courtesy Amnesty International
The U.S. Role in Yemen — What You Need to Know
July 16, 2020
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