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How to read ‘Art of War’ the way its author intended
A Marine’s guide to comprehending “Art of War,” by reading it through the prism of classical Chinese metaphysics, deeply shaped by Daoism.
By Scott D. McDonald, Tufts University
Commander of ill-fated Fitzgerald among veterans with PTSD helped by innovative writing and arts program
“There’s power in telling the story. Not only is it keeping you from having to shoulder that burden by yourself and holding in all that pain. It’s not easy, but every time you tell your story...that’s a little bit of stress that is alleviated from you.”
By Dylan Gresik
George W. Bush’s portraits of veterans make Washington debut
George W. Bush's portraits of injured post-9/11 veterans have made their Washington debut at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By Patricia Kime
These vets got their kicks by starting their own shoe-related businesses
Natasha Norie Standard and Eddy Mejia are Army veterans who both took very different paths to launch their own shoe-related businesses.
By Joshua Axelrod
Trump gets briefing on Coast Guard lieutenant accused of having hit list
The president called it a "very sad thing."
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
The Art of War: How combat artists are capturing the soul of the Marine Corps
“Go to war, do art” is now the battle cry of the Marine combat artists.
By Andrea Scott
Painting stolen in WWII is heading from US to Ukraine
The FBI seized the painting after a retired couple transported it to Washington, D.C., to be auctioned last year.
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
University of Kansas removes altered US flag art after complaints display was disrespectful
An art display that included an altered U.S. flag will be moved from an outside display on the University of Kansas campus to the school’s art museum after Gov. Jeff Colyer and other Republican political candidates complained that it was disrespectful.
Who are the men in soldier's WWII sketches?
Before the Army’s 27th Infantry Division was decimated in a bloody World War II battle, Stan Dube sketched portraits of his fellow soldiers. The 17 drawings were forgotten after the war and stashed in an attic for decades before being found a year ago by his son.
Exhibit of art by Guantanamo terror suspects sparks outrage
An art exhibit at a New York City college seemed innocuous enough, mostly seascapes and still-life paintings of flowers and fruit.
Newly discovered painting shows Washington's wartime tent
The painting, an unsigned watercolor from 1782, was a panorama of an army encampment, and appeared to feature the only known wartime depiction of the tent George Washington used as his command center during the Revolutionary War.
By Kristen De Groot