Benjamin Reed

About the author

Benjamin Reed is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and later worked as a private security contractor in Afghanistan and Europe. In 2022, he deployed independently to Ukraine, where he served in multiple roles, including drone operator and infantryman. He is the author of War Tourist, a forthcoming memoir represented by Writers House.

Ukraine May Not Win, But It Will Not Lose

Victory isn’t flags on rooftops or borders redrawn—it’s the stubborn act of existing, of speaking your mother tongue in defiance, while the sky falls and the world debates your worth.

Benjamin Reed: War Tourist

War didn’t greet me with a banner or a cause—it handed me a shovel, a borrowed rifle, and a promise that if I didn’t dig fast enough, I’d meet God before breakfast.