&quot;The wonderful thing about journalism is you don&apos;t need permission from anybody.&quot;  -Sebastian Junger Welcome to Sword and Pen, a podcast about journalism, military veterans, and military veterans in journalism.  In the inaugural episode we welcome Sebastian Junger, an author (The Perfect Storm, Tribe), journalist, and documentarian (Oscar-nominated &quot;Restrepo&quot;). Sword and Pen is a production of Military Veteran in Journalism, a professional association that builds community for vets, supports their career growth, and advocates for diversifying newsrooms through hiring and promoting more vets. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr">Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr)

CNN's Pentagon Correspondent, Barbara Starr, talks about perseverance.

Sword and Pen is a production of Military Veteran in Journalism, a professional association that builds community for vets, supports their career growth, and advocates for diversifying newsrooms through hiring and promoting more vets.