Three Cheers for Operation Epic Fury From an Almost-Isolationist Veteran

My entire military career occurred during the global war on terrorism, more commonly referred to among the military-minded as GWOT. Like many among my generation who donned the uniform in that era, it was the military’s need of people that led to my 20-year career in the U.S. Army. Some joined out of patriotism in the days and weeks after 9/11. My wife and I were college seniors in Cleveland, Tennessee, back then. The thought of being one of the troops was the farthest thing from my mind at the time. It took two more years for me to join, as the Army desperately needed more people to fill the

My entire military career occurred during the global war on terrorism, more commonly referred to among the military-minded as GWOT. Like many among my generation who donned the uniform in that era, it was the military’s need of people that led to my 20-year career in the U.S. Army. Some joined out of patriotism in the days and weeks after 9/11. My wife and I were college seniors in Cleveland, Tennessee, back then. The thought of being one of the troops was the farthest thing from my mind at the time. It took two more years for me to join, as the Army desperately needed more people to fill the