Anthony Badial-Luna

Times Opinion: Veterans don’t stop being veterans at the prison gate

by Anthony Badial-Luna ·July 25, 2026

A veteran's PTSD doesn't disappear when they enter prison. Traumatic brain injuries don't cure themselves. Addiction doesn't vanish behind bars. Yet many of the…

Photo by Samuel Corum via Getty Images/TNS / An American flag is placed at the base of the names etched into the black granite at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day on May 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who gave the greatest sacrifice in service of the country.