Disposable Heroes illuminates challenges facing many African American veterans. Rather than finding military service to be a path to upward mobility, these veterans fight just to survive. Drawing on interviews with veterans of Vietnam and recent wars, as well as national survey data, the book shows the ways America fails black veterans today.

Acknowledgments
1: African-American Veterans and the War at Home
2: The African-American Veteran as a Social Problem
3: Joining Up
4: In the Service
5: The Journey Home
6: "We Thank You For Your Service"
Appendix: Veteran's Advocacy Organizations
Notes
Index