Kevin Damask

About Kevin Damask

Kevin Damask is a content writer for Military.com who writes articles covering human interest stories about veterans. Kevin also interviews veterans and writes Q&A and profile pieces reflecting on their military experiences and life after service.

Prior to joining Military.com in September 2025, Kevin worked a variety of roles in journalism, including almost two decades as a sportswriter, news reporter and editor in the newspaper industry. During his time in newspapers, Kevin earned nine Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards for excellence in journalism, including several for feature stories and enterprise reporting.

In 2023, Kevin published his first book, “COLD, The Unsolved Murders of Seven Young Women,” covering several unsolved homicides in Madison, Wisconsin.

From 2022-2025, Kevin served as a writer-editor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, interviewing and writing first-person stories about veterans for the My Life, My Story program. He interviewed nearly 200 veterans, documenting their stories during his time at VA.

Kevin enjoys reading, writing, watching sports, playing basketball and working up a sweat on the rowing machine at the gym. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and son, Jackson, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2006.

Expertise

2006-2011: Sports and news reporter, various newspapers
2011-2014: Sports editor/managing editor, Hometown News Group
2015-2017: News reporter, Juneau County Star-Times, Wisconsin
2017-2020: Editor, Columbus Journal, Wisconsin
2020-2021: Weeklies Editor, Capital Newspapers
2021-2022: Editor, Networld Media Group
2022-2025: Writer-Editor, Department of Veterans Affairs

Education

Holds a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Achievements

Nine-time award-winner, Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Connect with Kevin

Email: kevin.d@military.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-damask

Latest Articles

Johnny Vargas, center, has built a large social media following in just two years. (Submitted photo)

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Godfrey Wade with two of his three grandchildren. (Photo from 11Alive News)

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The attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. (Photo from National Archives)

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Bobby Mills, a golf star from Central High School, was killed in Germany in 1945. (Photo from East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association)

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Veteran Ed Bambas, left, with influencer Samuel Weidenhofer. (Photo from Instagram)

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Lindsay Gutierrez. (Photo from Pinups For Vets)

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Army Staff Sgt. Clifford Keeney in his official military portrait. (Photo from DPAA)

Long Wait Finally Over: World War II Airman Returns Home

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Norman Irwin joined the British Army in 1939. (Photo from British Army)

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Navy veteran Ebonnie Goodfield is making systemic change for women veterans at Columbia. (Photo from Columbia University)

From the Navy to Ivy League: How Veteran Is Making a Difference at Columbia University

Ebonnie Goodfield overcame challenges at a young age and was lost after she left the Navy. Always dreaming of pursuing...

Former Navy fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley founded No Fallen Heroes to help veterans. (Photo from No Fallen Heroes Facebook page)

Foundation Aims to End Veteran Suicide Through Psychedelic Therapy

Losing friends to suicide and dealing with his own demons led former Navy fighter pilot Matthew Buckley to create a...

Bronze stars were made by Douglas Machine to honor fallen veterans in Alexandria, Minnesota. (Photo by Celeste Edenloff/Alexandria Echo)

Minnesota Company Fills Gap to Provide Bronze Stars for Veterans

When new veteran grave markers proved costly, a manufacturer in Minnesota stepped up to help local veterans.

Army and Vietnam War veteran Everett Carter paints in his Huntsville, Alabama studio. (Photo from WZDX/Fox 54)

Vietnam Veteran Heals War Wounds Through Art

Army veteran Everett Carter, showcasing his artwork on Small Business Saturday, uses painting to honor friends lost in...

Native American World War II Veteran, Final Member of Unit, Dies at 101

Gilbert "Choc" Charleston, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was the last remaining member of the 739th Tank...

Veterans Memorial Reef, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina, honors deceased veterans by providing an aquatic urn encased in a marker made of eco-friendly concrete. The marker is attached to a reef about five miles off the coast. (Photo by Vivian Yuditsky/Veterans Memorial Reef)

North Carolina Nonprofit Honors Veterans with Unique Reef Burial

Veterans Memorial Reef in Wilmington, North Carolina has developed a special program to honor veterans and help the...

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