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Russell Carr
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Feb 9
The Day He Left the Base for Good
As his psychiatrist, I should have been able to stop his suicide
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Russell Carr
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Dec 15, 2023
Reviving a Friendship After the War Helped my PTSD
As a psychiatrist, I’ve struggled to accept my own
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Nate Boaz
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May 11, 2022
LIVED THROUGH THIS
War Is a Painful Mistress
As a veteran, my memories of combat are…
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Bryan Lane
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Feb 2, 2022
I’m A Marine. Guns Make Me Nervous.
A veteran shares what gives him pause in owning a weapon even
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20 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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Aug 17, 2021
LIVED THROUGH THIS
This Is My Vietnam
An Afghanistan veteran weighs in on whether what…
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Benjamin Sledge
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Nov 7, 2018
My First Time Going to War
A frat boy joins the military to pay for college but ends up on the…
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Benjamin Sledge
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Nov 10, 2019
Why Most Veterans Don’t Tell War Stories
A firsthand account of the horrors soldiers keep to themselves
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Benjamin Sledge
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Feb 28, 2018
Honest Thoughts From a Veteran About Gun Control and Mental Health
‘Common sense gun laws,’ a lost…
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256 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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May 24, 2018
The Last True War Story I’ll Ever Tell
What one veteran remembers on Memorial Day
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21 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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Jan 31, 2019
Sometimes, I Miss War
Civilians often confuse war with combat — but for veterans returning home, it’s…
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