Every year in late May, Americans fire up grills, open swimming pools, travel to lakes and campgrounds, and search for the best Memorial Day sales. For many citizens, the holiday has become little more than the unofficial beginning of summer. Retail advertisements dominate television and the internet. Recreational plans dominate conversations. Flags appear briefly and…
Betrayed in Afghanistan: American Soldiers, Silenced Leaders and the Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
It is difficult to imagine anything more morally jarring than rescuing someone from death—only to deliver them, unknowingly, into the hands of predators. Yet that is precisely the type of nightmare that many American soldiers experienced during our two decades of war in Afghanistan. These soldiers did not lose faith in their mission because of…