The frontline generation

Marjorie K. Eastman looks back on a decade of military service that began after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Her account includes two combat tours, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, and she draws on these experiences to make her case.

Her central argument concerns the soldiers and veterans who came of age in the wake of 9/11, whom she calls the Frontline generation. She presents them as people with great worth, capable of becoming leaders and serving as examples of how public service can strengthen both the individual and the country.