She was, in her own right, before she married my father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and after his death, a powerful force for good and a purveyor of engaging peaceful means for creating a more just and humane world.â
âThis is not something that a lot of veterans would readily talk about,â Jason Hansman, senior program manager at the New York-based non-profit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America, told the Post. âItâs a very good sign that the VA is paying out and not trying to avoid the issue in any way.
John Brant is the author of Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and Americaâs Greatest Marathon. He is a writer at large for Runnerâs World and a contributor to publications ranging from Outside to The New York Times Magazine. Brantâs stories have appeared numerous times in the annual Best American Sports Writing collection