← BACK TO VBC BLOG War in Ukraine: Understanding the Tactical Situation by Galen Peterson Galen Peterson in Iraq, 2008 Galen Peterson is a foremost expert on modern tank combat, having learned the subject first-hand as a tank platoon leader and company commander in Iraq. Galen is
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← BACK TO VBC BLOG New Study Confirms Post-9/11 Veterans Suffer Higher Mortality Researchers reviewed records of more than 2.5 million post-9/11 veterans and found almost 4,000 more of them had died than researchers expected. Many deaths were due to accidents and homicide, but rates of cardiovascular
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