War/Veterans’ Issues

Kayla Williams

Author of the memoir Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, Williams, a former sergeant and Arabic linguist in a military intelligence unit of the 101st Airborne in Iraq, addresses the shifting role of women in society, the changing demands on today’s military, and the treatment/reintegration of veterans.

Brandon Friedman

Vice Chairman of VoteVets.org — a 100,000-member organization dedicated to getting veterans elected to public office, Editor of the blog VetVoice, and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post and Daily Kos, Brandon is the author of the acclaimed memoir The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory and the Reality of War.