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Paul Rieckhoff

Paul Rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff is CEO and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, or IAVA. He is an Iraq veteran and the author of “Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier’s Perspective.”
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Trump's Wrong. Not All War Veterans are 'Sick'

It's important we debunk false narratives about veterans who struggle with mental health injuries.

  • Paul Rieckhoff
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Why Trump Should Be the One Stopping to Take a Knee

I support the cause, but I'm a combat veteran, so I won't kneel. We still need a leader who brings the temperature down, not cranks it up.

  • Paul Rieckhoff