I’m Kristina, a freelance reporter who writes regularly for the New York Times about business and the military. My stories have also appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, Newsweek, Wired, Businessweek, Foreign Policy, Pacific Standard, AP, FoxNews.com and the New York Post. I’m also a U.S. Army veteran.
AT WAR
One of my recent posts was a reported trip to Fort Hood in Texas to attend a welcome home ceremony for Vietnam veterans. Small towns and large military installations have started holding these events for Vietnam vets as the new combat vets return home from Iraq and Afghanistan and receive their own welcomes. Nearly 700 Vietnam vets showed up to Fort Hood for the largest ceremony of its kind nationwide.
photo by Kristina Shevory
Fort Hood’s commanding general and CSM are in the background saluting the assembled Vietnam veterans in this photo I took at the ceremony. With great stories from fellow vets, good bbq and sunny skies, it was one of those dream assignments reporters love.
Another of my fun At War posts included a fascinating interview with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs who said his biggest worry isn’t a rogue state, it’s the troops. All of my posts can be seen here.
WHY VETERANS SHOULD GET THEIR OWN COURTS
As troops surge back into domestic life, incarceration isn’t always the answer.
My first story in the Atlantic Magazine appears in the Dec. 2011 issue and profiles a veterans court in Dallas. As more soldiers and marines return home, some will get in trouble and break the law. Do they deserve a second chance to clear their record? Or should they do the time because they did the crime?
AT WAR
One of my recent posts was a reported trip to Fort Hood in Texas to attend a welcome home ceremony for Vietnam veterans. Small towns and large military installations have started holding these events for Vietnam vets as the new combat vets return home from Iraq and Afghanistan and receive their own welcomes. Nearly 700 Vietnam vets showed up to Fort Hood for the largest ceremony of its kind nationwide.
photo by Kristina Shevory
Fort Hood’s commanding general and CSM are in the background saluting the assembled Vietnam veterans in this photo I took at the ceremony. With great stories from fellow vets, good bbq and sunny skies, it was one of those dream assignments reporters love.
Another of my fun At War posts included a fascinating interview with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs who said his biggest worry isn’t a rogue state, it’s the troops. All of my posts can be seen here.
WHY VETERANS SHOULD GET THEIR OWN COURTS
As troops surge back into domestic life, incarceration isn’t always the answer.
My first story in the Atlantic Magazine appears in the Dec. 2011 issue and profiles a veterans court in Dallas. As more soldiers and marines return home, some will get in trouble and break the law. Do they deserve a second chance to clear their record? Or should they do the time because they did the crime?
I’m Kristina, a freelance military reporter who writes regularly for the New York Times about business and the military. My stories have also appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, Newsweek, Wired, Businessweek, Foreign Policy, Pacific Standard, AP, FoxNews.com and the New York Post. I’m also a U.S. Army veteran.
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