Proud to Be highlights veterans, military personnel, and family members published in Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors. Proud to Be... more
Jarrod Taylor is a combat veteran and served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from 2000-2009. He completed four... more
Husband-and-wife duo, Kent and Stacey Walker, both hold MFAs in writing and team-teach Veterans Writing Workshops for Missouri Humanities. Kent... more
Billy Jenkins is a Pittsburgh-based writer and a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he retired as a... more
Ben White is an author and professor. As he was serving his 22-year military career in the US Army and... more
Valerie Young is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. She served approximately ten years, with a deployment to... more
Randy Brown is a former citizen-soldier, poet, and secret blogger. In 2011, he embedded with his former Iowa Army National... more
Charity Winters is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a freelance writer. During her six years... more
Bill Glose is an American journalist, poet, and fiction writer. Bill has been published in 8 of the 9 volumes... more
Jay Harden, a Vietnam War veteran, who writes poetry, prose, and songs about love, war, and personal growth. Jay has... more