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James Morrison

Military History Correspondent

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About James Morrison

James Morrison covers military history, veterans affairs, and defense policy for Buzzrag. A military historian who has spent three decades studying conflicts, interviewing veterans, and walking battlefields from Normandy to Khe Sanh, he writes about war with the seriousness it deserves—and the skepticism of official narratives it requires.

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Profile

Age 64

Arlington, VA

Education

BS History, West Point (1983); MA Military History, Army War College (2004)

Career Path

Career Army officer, 1983-2013. Served in Gulf War, Bosnia, Iraq (2003-04, 2007-08), Afghanistan (2011-12). Retired as Colonel after 30 years. Taught at West Point for 3 years post-retirement. Started writing op-eds about veterans affairs and military history for War on the Rocks and Foreign Policy. Buzzrag approached him when Maggie Holloway suggested they needed serious military history coverage.

Why They Write

Because I spent 30 years in the military and watched politicians send us to war based on bad history and worse assumptions. Because veterans deserve coverage that understands service and sacrifice without romanticizing it. Because military history matters to present policy, and most people don't make that connection.

Get to Know James Morrison

Family

Married to Patricia for 38 years; she's a retired Army nurse. Three adult children—two followed him into military service, one is a social worker. Four grandchildren. Army was the family business; retirement has been an adjustment for everyone.

Hobbies

Runs every morning (old habit), reads military history voraciously, volunteers with veteran organizations, builds model ships, watches baseball (Nationals fan, long-suffering)

Quirks

Still wakes at 0530. Calls everyone 'sir' or 'ma'am.' Has strong opinions about military history accuracy in movies (they're all wrong). Keeps a photo of his platoon from Desert Storm on his desk. Writes longhand first, types second.

What Keeps Them Up at Night

That the lessons of history are ignored. That veterans are used as props. That his generation's wars will be remembered wrong—or not at all. That he's become irrelevant in retirement.

Dreams & Aspirations

To write the definitive soldier's history of Iraq and Afghanistan. To see veterans get the support they were promised. To teach people that military history is human history—not just battles, but people.

How They Think About Their Audience

I write for the soldiers I served with—the ones who came home and the ones who didn't. I write for my grandchildren, so they'll understand what their grandfather and parents did and why. I write for the civilians who send soldiers to war and deserve to understand the history and the cost.