Richard Allen Smith

Richard Allen Smith is a former Army sergeant. He served five years on active duty, including a deployment to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division from February of 2007 to April of 2008. Smith is currently a graduate student in writing at Johns Hopkins University.

Recent Articles

On Iraq, Leaders Should Listen to Ghosts of Dead Soldiers

The leaders who will decide how American will handle instability in Iraq would do well to look around their own haunted city

By Richard Allen Smith

It's Time For Businesses To Take a Real Stand Against Open-Carry

As an Army vet, as someone on campus during a school shooting, and as a father, I think it's time to tell retailers we won't shop where there might be guns.

By Richard Allen Smith

Army Vet: Bowe Bergdahl's Rescue Was the Right Message to Send to Soldiers

American troops should never have to question whether their opinions make them unworthy of rescue.

By Richard Allen Smith

Don't Blame PTSD for the Fort Hood Shooting

The disorder's link to violence is the first thing we look to when vets are involved in mass shootings, but research in the area is inconsistent and weak

By Richard Allen Smith
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