
I was a teenage military officer in the War on Terror. Then I had to make a new life for myself
From Conversations
Published 1/21/2026

From Conversations
Published 1/21/2026
Aaron Tait was 18 when he went to war after September 11. His dad's guidance had set Aaron up with the grit he would need as a military officer, but it took him many years to forgive himself for his role in the war.Aaron comes from a long line of Navy men, and all through his childhood he was…