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Matt Gallagher

Matt Gallagher is the author of the novel Youngblood, published in February 2016 by Atria/​Simon & Schuster. He's also the author of the Iraq memoir Kaboom and coeditor of, and contributor to, the short fiction collection Fire & Forget.

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FIDELIS

She's a Marine, and a Different Kind of War Writer

Her memoir is about conflict and a military occupation abroad, sure, but it’s also about the human beings who make up that conflict and occupation.

Matt Gallagher

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Ghosts

How We Turned Against Veteran Presidents

The one thing Clinton, Bush, and Trump have in common? They all avoided hard military service. Could it be that after Vietnam, we just don’t care anymore?

Matt Gallagher

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The Forever War

Can Trump End Everlasting War?

Today’s younger military officers came of age after 9/11 and have known nothing but a state of war. They want that to change, but if it doesn’t, they’re prepared.

Matt Gallagher

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BRUTAL HONESTY

An Abu Ghraib Torturer Speaks Out

<p>Eric Fair’s new memoir, <i>Consequence</i>, details his involvement in the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Fallujah. In a frank interview, he talks about the toll of that experience.</p>

Matt Gallagher

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Conversation

Two Novelists Double Down on Iraq War

<p>Poet and Army vet Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite discuss the pleasures and pains of collaborating on the highly praised novel <i>War of the Encyclopaedists</i>.</p>

Matt Gallagher

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Chris Kyle

American Soldiers on 'American Sniper'

Contrary to what the Internet would have you believe there are ways of thinking about Chris Kyle other than war criminal or hero.

Matt Gallagher

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Quagmires

NYC Cop Cold War: A Veteran’s View

NYPD officers may not like Mayor de Blasio—but to heckle him is to disrespect the chain of command upon which our democracy is founded.

Matt Gallagher

Bubble, Toil, Trouble

Blame Him on Selection Sunday

Ron Wellman is the most important man in selecting who goes to the NCAA Tournament. College basketball fans should get to know the man they’ll be cursing next week.

Matt Gallagher

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Medal of Honor

The Highest Honor

Former army officer William Swenson was awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday. For Army vet Matt Gallagher, Swenson represents the best of a new generation of veterans.

Matt Gallagher

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PTSD

Fight on the Home Front

What happens when Americans return from war? David Finkel’s book answers that question with disturbing and painful detail. Veteran Matt Gallagher reflects.

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