Greg Hermsmeyer, Former Colonel, U.S. Air Force ANY_CHARACTER_HERE ANY_CHARACTER_HERE I am a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and am an ardent believer that Americans help themselves by helping others. My operational years as a KC-135 pilot featured continuous stability and humanitarian operations occasionally punctuated by major combat operations. From protecting the Kurds of [...]

ANY_CHARACTER_HERE Major Jon Heavey, MD, (Ret) ANY_CHARACTER_HERE ANY_CHARACTER_HERE History has demonstrated that the greatest strength any man can show is compassion to his enemies. Not weakness, but compassion. Not appeasement, but compassion. Diplomacy and development are compassion in action. Diplomacy and development are the greatest extension of strength that our military could ever have. They [...]