Updated: July 11, 2025

Print Media

• Incoming Publishing
  • Incoming-Sex, Drugs, and Copenhagen: Veteran Writers on Escapism: Hudnall, Justin, Corley, Jennifer D, Lozano, Tenley, Martinezcuello, Francisco: 9780997949933: Amazon.com: Books
• Los Angeles Times
  • My grandfather fought Nazis. The O.C. kids reminded me why I keep his swastikas – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
• Task & Purpose
  • No, aircraft carriers will not be useless in a war with China (taskandpurpose.com)
  • Why ‘Rogue One’ is the best Star Wars movie for military veterans (taskandpurpose.com)
  • The Fitzgerald’s Watch Team Could Have Been Mine – Task & Purpose (taskandpurpose.com)
  • Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I wrote that the Fitzgerald’s watch team could have been mine (taskandpurpose.com)
  • The Navy Needs To Stop Buying Big Ships To Do All Its Small Jobs – Task & Purpose (taskandpurpose.com)
• San Diego Union Tribune
  • Afghans who assisted U.S. troops among those targeted in federal suspension of refugee program
  • The word ‘refugee’ includes wartime allies. They must be helped.
  • During the war, I saw firsthand the sacrifices our Afghan allies made to help the U.S.
• Times of San Diego
  • Opinion: Afghans Who Helped Us Need the Same Protection as Ukraine Refugees – Times of San Diego
  • Opinion: America Tried to Do Good in Afghanistan-Now We Must Help Those Left Behind – Times of San Diego
• Vantage Point – Veterans Affairs (VA) Official Blog
  • Fighting battles, finding peace – my grandfather and me – VAntage Point
• United Services Organization (USO) – On Patrol, Magazine of the USO
  • The Little Men of Afghanistan · United Service Organizations (uso.org)
• As You Were – The Military Review – Military Experience & the Arts
  • “Making Coffee Halfway in Kabul” | (militaryexperience.org)
• Consequence Forum
  • “Car Bombs Make Me a Selfish Bastard”
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Official Blog
  • Read: On the water with IAVA & Heroes on the Water – IAVA
• Medium
  • Trump Survives Attempt On His Life…A Sign from God?
  • Catastrophe in Afghanistan
  • The Taliban Have Not Won
  • Dr. King, I will try to do better
  • The Scariest Thing About January 6th
  • Our Oath
  • How To Thank Me For My Service
• Limericks in Arms

Media appearances

• Washington Post
  • Trump’s travel ban blocks some Afghan allies from U.S.
• Boston Globe
  • US Veterans are standing up for Afghan asylum seekers
• NBC 7 San Diego TV
  • Veterans go to court with Afghan allies
  • ICE Detains Afghan Ally
  • San Diego veterans react to order to rename USNS Harvey Milk
  • San Diego Veteran Helping Afghans – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • Navy Details Changes, More Oversight in Wake of USS Bonhomme Richard Arson – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • ‘My Heart Sank’: Afghanistan War Veteran Reacts to Kabul Attack – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • Politically Speaking: Afghan War Veterans React to Troop Withdrawal – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • Veterans of Afghanistan War React to Withdrawal – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • San Diego Veterans Reflect on Afghanistan Withdraw – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
  • San Diegans React to President Biden’s Timeline for Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
• KPBS TV
  • Finding Meaning from the War in Afghanistan | A KPBS News Event – YouTube
  • KPBS Evening Edition – Monday, August 16, 2021 – YouTube
  • Veterans Of The War In Afghanistan Reflect On The Rapid Collapse | KPBS Public Media
• 10 News San Diego TV
  • Veteran advocates for Afghan refugees amid policy changes
    • Also: https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/veteran-advocates-for-afghan-refugees-amid-policy-changes
  • San Diego veterans speak out on Afghanistan – YouTube
• KUSI/Fox 5 San Diego
  • Former Afghan interpreter’s deportation feared after San Diego ICE arrest
• Task and Purpose
  • Here are the US weapons Ukraine would need to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
• NPR – All Things Considered
  • https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028542770/veterans-who-supported-ending-the-war-in-afghanistan-describe-seeing-the-country
• San Diego Magazine
  • Making the Transition to Civilian Life – San Diego Magazine
• Incoming Podcast
  • So Say We All – Incoming – “Helpless” by James Seddon
  • Episode 13: Labels – James Seddon
• The Afghanistan Project Podcast
  • Veteran James Seddon responds to latest CARE accusations
  • Jillian Butler and James Seddon respond to Linderman debate
  • James Seddon defends Afghan allies amidst fear-mongering

Other speaking appearances

• UC San Diego
  • Keynote – 9/11 Remembrance – September 11th, 2019
  • Keynote – Student Veterans Resource Center Graduation – June 7th, 2019
  • “Perfecting Perfunctory” – “From Innovation to Implementation” – UC San Diego Large Installation Systems Administration Conference – June 26th, 2019
  • Veteran of the Year – Veteran Recognition Ceremony – November 8th, 2017
  • Rady School of Management – Veteran Transition Panel
• National Endowment for the Arts Veterans’ Creative Arts Expo
  • Storytelling – “Urchins” June 21st, 2019
• La Jolla Playhouse
  • “Without Walls Festival” – October 21st, 2017
• Encinitas Storytelling Festival
  • March 18th, 2017
• KBPS Founders Club and Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
  • May 11th, 2016