WASHED onto the shores of his island home, after 10 years’ absence in a foreign war and 10 years of hard travel in foreign lands, Odysseus, literature’s most famous veteran, stares around him: “But now brilliant Odysseus awoke from sleep in his own... Full Article at International Herald Tribune

Nor Dunkirk, Arnhem, nor even, more recently, Goose Green. Most of us will pause at some point today to remember the sacrifices made in all conflicts by British personnel, many of them from Scottish regiments. They will never be forgotten. Full Article at The Scotsman

When I left Vietnam in 1971, herowin was everywhere. It was one of the reasons why the U.S. was defeated in Vietnam. We just couldn't win that war, because hero-win finally delivered the truth to the American people. Full Article at Portland Indymedia