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Heroes Also Need Heroes – Robbed of a Chance at Combat, Marine Joins Another Fight

Sherman Gillums Jr. speaking into a podium microphone

​​I believed in heroes growing up, even though I saw very few, if any, up close. Heroes existed in comic books and television shows, or in the real lives of others. Not in my life. I saw the world as one big jungle where survival meant hoping the lion would spare me and those I loved, rather than having the strength to resist being eaten. The only way to stop any abuse I saw as a kid was to run from it. Cry about it. Then try to forget it. No heroes. Just a desire to be one every time I left my home, even as I often felt powerless to make life safer for my mom and younger siblings.

Invisible Wounds

Invisible Wounds

Thousands of combat veterans suffered traumatic brain injuries that were never documented. Then two doctoral students unearthed the evidence.

In a Time of War

In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point's Class of 2002

This excerpt draws from the dramatic story of West Point’s class of 2002, the first in a generation to graduate during wartime.