Is Being a Military Veteran “Worth It?”

Exploring the good, bad, and ugly of serving in the smallest US minority — the American military

Photo of author with members of Air Force special operations | Afghanistan, 2003

Raymond Buchan passed shortly before arriving at the medical bay. Just before they laid him on the table, he died from the wounds he’d sustained after being shot through the collarbone and jaw. We held his memorial a few days later where…