Presents essays, fiction, poetry, interviews, and photography by military-service personnel, veterans, and their families. The volume also sponsored a veterans' writing competition. This anthology is the sixth in an annual series published by Southeast Missouri State University Press.

The anthology Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors showcases writing from military veterans and their families from across the nation, including writing about WWI and WWII, Vietnam, the Gulf Conflict, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The anthology is the sixth in an annual series published by Southeast Missouri State University Press in Cooperation with the Missouri Humanities Council's Veterans Programs. The Missouri Humanities Council plans to expand the partnership to include additional organizations that are both concerned and supportive of American veterans.