You can find Mike's fingerprints in every news story and Reflection we've published in the last two years. From deep-dive investigations into VA to feature stories about military families coping with another war on the horizon.
Congratulations to our managing editor, Mike Frankel, on a well-deserved retirement after 40 years in journalism 🎉
We are grateful that he chose to spend the last years of his career with us.
Read his goodbye note: mailchi.mp/thewarhorse/...
After a Marine died by suicide, members of the unit raised concerns about leadership. Leaked audio obtained by The War Horse shows the response: a two-hour meeting in which the first sergeant and the commanding officer berated Marines for speaking up. thewarhorse.org/secret-recor...
We’ve tracked every major military and veteran-related change with Operation Timeline. Here’s what we learned
thewarhorse.org/trump-500-da...
Mike led our small but mighty newsroom through a presidential election and the sweeping changes that followed at the DOD.
We're sorry to see him go, but excited to see all the fun things he'll get up to in retirement.
I was proud of my service.
I deployed to Iraq.
I was awarded a Bronze Star.
But was I someone who drove around with a Bronze Star Medal license plate on my car? thewarhorse.org/army-iraq-wa...