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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04/That-One-Scene-Gripes-Go-Up.jpg?w=1440&h=811 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04/That-One-Scene-Gripes-Go-Up.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04/That-One-Scene-Gripes-Go-Up.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04/That-One-Scene-Gripes-Go-Up.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04/That-One-Scene-Gripes-Go-Up.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" alt="What that one scene in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ teaches us about complaining in the military" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Culture</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/saving-private-ryan-grips-go-up-scene/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> What that one scene in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ teaches us about complaining in the military </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">What that one scene in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ teaches us about complaining in the military</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/">James Clark</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time 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href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-17-distinguished-flying-cross-afghanistan/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Airmen are pissed that an entire C-17 crew except for the maintainer received a Distinguished Flying Cross </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Airmen are pissed that an entire C-17 crew except for the maintainer received a Distinguished Flying Cross</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-04-08T09:15:59-04:00"> Apr 8 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/american-pow-wwii-handmade-prosthetic-leg/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Prosthetic-Leg.jpeg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Prosthetic-Leg.jpeg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Prosthetic-Leg.jpeg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Prosthetic-Leg.jpeg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Prosthetic-Leg.jpeg?w=800&h=450 800w, 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Linda Fagan" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/next-coast-guard-commandant-will-be-first-woman-to-serve-as-uniformed-service-chief-ever/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The next Coast Guard commandant could be the first woman in history to serve as a uniformed service chief </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The next Coast Guard commandant could be the first woman in history to serve as a uniformed service chief</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/Paul-Douglas-final-e1644605096323.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Paul Douglas went to Marine boot camp at 50. Then he earned a Bronze Star and 2 Purple Hearts in WWII" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-oldest-recruit-paul-douglas-world-war-ii/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Paul Douglas went to Marine boot camp at 50. Then he earned a Bronze Star and 2 Purple Hearts in WWII </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Paul Douglas went to Marine boot camp at 50. Then he earned a Bronze Star and 2 Purple Hearts in WWII</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-02-11T13:53:00-05:00"> Feb 11 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/biden-rejects-afghanistan-report/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11/JoeBidenAfghanistan.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/biden-rejects-afghanistan-report/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-02-11T12:40:07-05:00"> Feb 11 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/marines-investigation-afghanistan-abbey-gate-attack/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=2048&h=1152 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28/6807147-scaled-e1644513784150.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport abbey gate" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/marines-investigation-afghanistan-abbey-gate-attack/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Americans were promised an ‘orderly and safe’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. US troops say it was anything but </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Americans were promised an ‘orderly and safe’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. US troops say it was anything but</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-02-10T13:08:45-05:00"> Feb 10 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/afghanistan-evacuation-us-military-taliban/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=2048&h=1152 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/AP_21244558309932-scaled-e1644432295710.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/afghanistan-evacuation-us-military-taliban/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-02-09T13:43:24-05:00"> Feb 9 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/taliban-video-us-military-training/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/feature-image-copy.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Taliban training video" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/taliban-video-us-military-training/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> There is finally video evidence that US-trained Afghan soldiers may be fighting for the Taliban </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">There is finally video evidence that US-trained Afghan soldiers may be fighting for the Taliban</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/max-hauptman/">Max Hauptman</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-02-09T11:28:38-05:00"> Feb 9 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/afghanistan-abbey-gate-attack-security-problems/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, 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280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/nz-topshot.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="kabul airport evacuation" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/afghanistan-abbey-gate-attack-security-problems/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base 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href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/army-subreddit-resource/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01/military-suicide-awareness.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, 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font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/world-war-ii-reindeer-battalion/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/17/GrinstonArmyNavy.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/sergeant-major-michael-grinston-profile/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. 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1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14/Alwyn-Cashe-bradley-copy.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/alwyn-cashe-soldiers-interviews-medal-of-honor/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning 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src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/michael-coloney.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-distinguished-flying-cross/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018</span> </h3> </a> 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src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/alwyn-cashe.jpg?w=50&h=28 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