Americans have served and fought with armies not their own and with foreign revolutionary and guerilla groups for a multitude of reasons… They have been called – fairly or not; accurately or not soldiers of fortune, soldiers for hire, freelance mercenaries, war volunteers, hired guns, even traitors. The lines are blurry, the work clearly dangerous. They have served, fought, and shed blood on battlefields around the world ever since the beginning of our nation’s history. Today, “even as we speak,” American civilians are serving and fighting in Ukraine. Several have died.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently named eight Lenoir-Rhyne track and field athletes All-Academic Athletes for the 2023 N