U.S. Latinos--particularly Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans--are known as exemplary soldiers. The record shows they have always answered the call to duty proudly and willingly no matter the cause or the burden. That is why they have won so many Congressional Medals of Honor. There are currently about 85,000 Hispanics on active military duty.…

The image of citizen-soldier captures our perception of a military that is at once effective and very much part of the American social fabric. Joseph Morrison Skelly integrates Higher Ed in that equation as a citizen-soldier-scholar, who has returned to his history classroom from recent combat duty in lraq. Interviewed by "AQ's"…

War is so devastating that if at all possible, it should be avoided. But if reasoning and negotiation fail to yield peace between nations and countries and war results, the loss to children must be minimized. In the last decade, two million children have been killed in wars and conflicts, 4.5 million have been disabled and 12 million have been…