Chad Robichaux

OPINION February 4

Faith-based healing over psychedelic Band-Aids for struggling veterans

Too often, the price veterans pay for defending our nation are invisible wounds that fester in their hearts, minds and souls: PTSD, anxiety and depression.

OPINION December 14

Biden admin's military recruiting and retention crisis a self-inflicted wound. Here's how to reverse course

Our military recruiting crisis is the result of authoritarian pandemic policies, woke military leadership, and increasingly anti-American sentiments in society.

OPINION November 10

This Veterans Day we should honor those who served, not just enjoy holiday sales

Veterans Day has to mean more than just barbecues and big sales. We should honor those who served by understanding their sacrifices and helping them find a place in civilian life.

OPINION August 28

Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal: Remembering those left behind two years ago

The disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal killed 13 service members and left behind thousands of American citizens and tens of thousands of allies. Biden's team called it an "extraordinary success."

OPINION July 28

I served with heroes in Afghanistan I never thought I would see one die on the streets of DC

Nasratullah Ahmad Yar, the 31-year-old Afghan Lyft driver and former interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, survived war only to be murdered in Washington, D.C.

OPINION July 1, 2023

National PTSD crisis kills far too many. It can no longer be ignored

PTSD Awareness Month is a reminder that many veterans, first responders and more struggle with anxiety, depression and broken homes inthe wake of far too many suicides.

OPINION April 28, 2023

Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal was chaotic. I should know. I was there.

Biden administration found themselves to be largely without fault in the mishandled Afghanistan withdrawal.

OPINION January 28, 2023

I was ready to kill myself after getting PTSD fighting in Afghanistan. Here’s what turned everything around

I was ready to kill myself after getting PTSD fighting in Afghanistan. I turned everything around and now the Mighty Oaks Foundation lets me help others.

OPINION December 27, 2022

What I saw in an Afghanistan abandoned pool changed my life

On my first deployment to Afghanistan, when I was serving on a Special Operations task force, I was invited to visit the home of my translator Aziz. That led to a mountaintop visit...