March 2017 Table of Contents
The March 2017 issue features a cover story about the 1979–81 Iran Hostage Crisis
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Retired Marine Corps General Mattis insists a rigorous study of military history and shared knowledge from combat are equally essential elements of military training
1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: ‘The BLT Building Is Gone!’
The 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 U.S. military personnel and was a harbinger of a vicious new era in terrorism
January 2017 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about terrorism, World War II Japanese I-boats, papal trivia, celebrities who served and the Medal of Honor
This Daring F-16 Pilot Went on a Kamikaze Mission on 9/11
On September 11, 2001, Air Force pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney was asked to do the unthinkable
Audio: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad- These Were The Mistakes We Made In Afghanistan
Former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad discusses US participation in the Afghanistan conflict.
Audio: Medal Of Honor Recipient Describes The Intensity As 300 Taliban Fighters Attacked
Staff Sergeant Clinton LaVor "Clint" Romesha of the 4th Infantry Division describes the morning of the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan on October 3, 2009.
Tunnel To Towers Aids Critically Wounded Veterans
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundations builds homes for the most critically wounded veterans.
Book Review: 102 Days of War, by Yaniv Barzilai
Yaniv Barzilai, a State Department special rep during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, delivers a controversial account of those early days.
