May 14, 2021
Remembering the sacrifices of the military child
Micaela Rollo Kirwan grew up as a military kid; now she’s raising one. Kirwan is also a community engagement director with Concerned Veterans for America in the Pensacola, Florida, area, and likes to joke that she was issued to her parents by the Navy. She remembers well the missed birthdays and other childhood… Read more »
May 12, 2021
How do U.S. veterans feel about leaving Afghanistan?
Many Americans have strong opinions about U.S. foreign policy and the way our lawmakers use the military, and rightfully so. Citizens have a responsibility to hold lawmakers accountable for their decisions, especially when sending their fellow Americans into harm’s way. For the veteran and military family community, these opinions come from years of experience. Service… Read more »
May 7, 2021
Army veterans’ wives talk about the unique life and role of a military spouse
When we think about military service, our minds naturally go to soldiers at attention in uniform, far away bases in deserts or jungles, or old veterans swapping war stories. But service to our country affects more than the women and men who put on the uniform. The families, specifically the spouses, bear a unique burden… Read more »
May 5, 2021
Holding policymakers accountable for veterans’ health care delays
Jimmie T. Smith is a partially disabled U.S. Army veteran who is happy with the care he gets from the Veterans Affairs health care system. But, as he writes in a new op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times, as a onetime chairman of the state House Veterans and Military Affairs Subcommittee and as Florida coalitions… Read more »
April 30, 2021
Q&A with Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell: what’s next in Afghanistan and U.S. foreign policy?
Recently, President Joe Biden laid out his plan to fully withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. This plan serves as an extension of the May 1 deadline set out last year between the U.S. and the Taliban in the Doha agreement. While we’d hoped the final withdrawal of troops would’ve occurred this… Read more »
April 28, 2021
Watch: Bipartisan coalition discusses the future of U.S. foreign policy
In a post-Afghanistan War world, the United States will need to rethink its approaches to foreign policy. Reforms to war powers and a commitment to realism and restraint are the best ways to do that. CVA Executive Director Nate Anderson recently led a bipartisan roundtable on the future of American foreign policy and solutions to… Read more »
April 23, 2021
It’s up to veterans to hold Congress accountable on endless wars
The United States is poised to end its involvement in the war in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of combat. While a withdrawal by the negotiated May 1 deadline would have been safer, President Joe Biden’s recent announcement that all U.S. troops will come home no later than September 11, 2021, is welcome news, especially… Read more »
