The War Came To Me In My

The Male Role Models I Had All Seemed To Have Been In The Military. My Father Served In The Army. My Uncle Was In The Marine Corps. Both Of My Grandfathers Served In Wwii. There Weren't Any Career Soldiers In My Family, But When I Was Young It Seemed Like A Way Of Arriving At Adulthood.

There Is A Sharp Distinction Between What Is Remembered, What Is Told And What Is True.

It's Not Just: You Get Off The Plane, You're Back Home, Everything's Fine. Maybe The Physical Danger Ends, But Soldiers Are Still Deeply At Risk Of Being Injured In A Different Way.

Freedom Is Not The Same As Lack Of Accountability.

I'm Always Most Interested In Writing About Things That I Don't Understand.