This group of veterans is too often forgotten

Jack Brewer ,  November 11, 2023

This article originally appeared in The Washington Examiner on November 11, 2023.

Every year on Nov. 11, Americans across the country join together to commemorate the men and women who have served our great nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. But there is one group of veterans that are often forgotten among us.

As Americans gather for barbecues and beers, there are incarcerated veterans who must trade in the warmth of the sun for the coldness of a cell. While they are ultimately responsible and ought to be held accountable for breaking the law, we must do more to ensure this population of people, who signed up to sacrifice their lives for this nation, are given an opportunity at redemption that builds upon the foundations they learned in the military.

Read full op-ed in The Washington Examiner.

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