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Benjamin Sledge
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May 24, 2023
In the Line of Fire: How My Best Friend’s Death Taught Me to Live
Facing survivor’s guilt, finding…
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Benjamin Sledge
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Mar 20, 2023
It’s Been 20 Years Since We Invaded Iraq. I Am Still in the Desert.
Even though many veterans came…
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8.6K
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Rachel Jamison
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Jan 9, 2023
Measuring Time: How It Feels to Lose People in Ukraine
The unseen toll of the war in Ukraine
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2.8K
34 responses
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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1.2K
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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5.8K
59 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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May 5, 2021
LIVED THROUGH THIS
Reflections on 20 Years of War
A veteran’s musings on leaving…
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2K
18 responses
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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1K
6 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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Human Parts
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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5K
35 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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6.5K
21 responses
Benjamin Sledge
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Human Parts
Jan 31, 2019
Sometimes, I Miss War
Civilians often confuse war with combat — but for veterans returning home, it’s…
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9.4K
61 responses
