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The Horse Soldiers of Afghanistan

Published: 7 May 2009 From The Editor's Desk

Author Doug Stanton stops by the Editor's Desk to talk about Horse Soldiers, his latest book that deals with the early part of the war in Afghanistan. Doug describes the challenges that American special operators faced as they arrived in country and worked to defeat the Taliban just weeks after 9-11. And remember a guy named John Walker Lindh?

Shop for Horse Soldiers (hardcover) here or the audiobook version here.

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Joe Sestak Talks Current Military Events

Published: 4 May 2009 From The Editor's Desk

Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) stops by the Editor's Desk to talk current military events and get the word out about his veterans forum.

See more about the veterans forum here:

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Stephen Colbert Headed for an "Undisclosed Location"

Published: 28 April 2009 From The Editor's Desk

Stephen Colbert, the host of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, talks to Ward about his upcoming trip to Iraq, er, an "undisclosed location somewhere near the Persian Gulf" where he intends to broadcast his show for four, er, several days. Stephen also talks about the Donors Choose charity and how he hopes to use it to help military dependents.

And find out more about "The Colbert Report" and Donors Choose here.

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Military Spouse Tara Crooks Discusses Retaining Reserve Soldiers' Civilian Jobs

Published: 22 April 2009 Tara's Tale

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COIN Expert John Nagl Talks Afghanistan

Published: 6 April 2009 From The Editor's Desk

This week John Nagl, the President for the Center for New American Security and one of the nation's leading experts on counterinsurgency, talks to Ward about President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy and how long it's going to take to get out of Iraq.

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Tara Crooks Interviews US ARMY Maj. General Craig Whelden (ret) About the Community Covenant

Published: 3 April 2009 Tara's Tale

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Tara Crooks Interviews SpeakToChildren.org Founder Melanie Jones

Published: 24 March 2009 Tara's Tale

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Interview with Queensryche's Geoff Tate

Published: 24 March 2009 From The Editor's Desk

This week's show is an exclusive sit down between Ward and Geoff Tate, Queensryche's lead singer and the brains behind the band's new album "American Soldier." Geoff talks about what motivated him to write the album, what he learned about Soldiers along the way, and the state of the music industry.

Read Geoff's Military.com op-ed thanking the Soldiers here.

Watch the world premiere video for "If I Were King" here.

War vets: Leave Queensryche a message about your own war experiences at (206) 260-1215. Find out more about "American Soldier" and the upcoming tour here.

Pre-order "American Soldier" here.

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Taxing Vets and Obama's First Report Card

Published: 17 March 2009 From The Editor's Desk

Ward convenes the Editor's Roundtable with IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff and The Unforgiving Minute author Craig Mullaney to talk about meeting with President Obama in the White House and the state of the wars.