Don Gomez

Don Gomez is an infantry officer in the US Army. He is Iraq war veteran who served two tours as an enlisted infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division in 2003 and 2005. He blogs at Carrying the Gun.

Bloody Secrets

War and Men: A Love Story

From an outpost in Afghanistan an Army officer tries to come to terms with the dual legacies of war—that something so awful could be the best time of a young man’s life.

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Faith

Yes, There Are Humanists in Foxholes

Days before the anniversary of Pat Tillman’s death, the Army added Humanism to its list of official religious preferences. It’s an overdue recognition of Tillman and other secular believers.

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War Games

Making Games of War

After more than a decade of war, video games still provide the primary view of the military for most young Americans. Army officer and gamer, Don Gomez on why that’s a problem.

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War

I Can’t Stop Writing About War

Army veteran Don Gomez writes about how he can’t stop writing about war and why that troubles him.

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Memorial Day's New Younger Generation

What was once a day to remember old men of long-past wars has become a time to honor kids who were killed just yesterday. Iraq war veteran Don Gomez on mourning’s new generation.

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