Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part II

Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part II

Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part II In a famous poster from 1917, a woman with a Red Cross armband stands behind a seated man with a bandaged head and closing eyes. She holds him in her arms. “In the Name of Mercy,” the text reads, “Give!”...
Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part I

Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part I

Afterwar: Veterans’ Care as a Law of War Imperative – Part I Editors’ Note: This post on veterans’ care as a law of war imperative is published on the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the military draft in the United States. On January 27, 1973, the U.S. Department...