Low interest rates have changed the game for retirees—but not always in a bad way.
BattlelandMilitary Mental Health
Bringing the Uniform Out of the Closet
The unveiling of the of American Psychiatric Association’s fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – the key reference in how mental-health professionals diagnose mental ailments – dominated …
War’s Strange Bedfellows
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne protect a Russian Mi-17 as its Afghan pilots land it in Nangarhar province, May 14.
How the Military Can Change the Culture of Assault
Over the past decade, the U.S. military has faced controversies surrounding soldier suicide, cultural sensitivity in theater, veteran unemployment, and now sexual harassment and assault.
To me, the most recent scandal — the …
This Apple-1 Is the Most Expensive Apple Computer Ever
An example of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs’ first computer breaks a record at a Cologne, Germany auction.
BattlelandMilitary
Commemorating Memorial Day
Battleland has always appreciated print advertising…after all, it has put food on its table for nearly four decades.
But there is just something a little off when the only full-page advertisements in the front section of the …
How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Marijuana
For nearly a century, the United States has been one of the fiercest advocates and practitioners of marijuana prohibition in the world. At the height of the America’s anti-pot fervor in the 1950s and ’60s, one could even …
BattlelandTroops
Section 60: Visiting Hallowed Ground
“So many graves.”
That was my daughter, 4, aghast at the site of seemingly unending rows of greying marble headstones, arranged in perfect symmetry along the rolling Virginia fields.
“Why did all these people have to die, …
BattlelandJapan
Japan Conservative Backs Off Sex Advice for Marines
TOKYO – Well, I guess it’s back to cold showers for the Marines on Okinawa.
Conservative leader Toru Hashimoto apologized Monday and retracted his earlier suggestion that Marines use the “legally accepted adult …
Comrades in Arms…
Soldiers placed flags at all 220,000 graves in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., this Memorial Day weekend.
Preaching in Moore: Faith That Stands Up to the Storm
The residents of tornado alley are a religious people. They need that this Sunday more than ever
Risky Bridges: 10 of America’s Most Troubled Structures
The Lost Mementos of Moore: Tornado Victims Search for Family Photos
Amid the storm’s destruction, residents are working hard to find their most precious keepsakes