Karl Marlantes on the Mindset of a Modern Warrior
Bill talks to Karl Marlantes — a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes Scholar, author, and PTSD survivor — about what we on the insulated outside need to understand about the minds and hearts of...
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America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and...
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Moyers & Company ‘Guest’ Books
Many Moyers & Company guests are writers of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, graphic novels and everything in between. Put together, they represent an unparalleled collection of smart ideas and...
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Reflections of a Citizen Soldier After Veterans Day
Ever since Veterans Day, I have been re-reading and pondering President Obama’s remarks at the customary official celebration of the occasion in Arlington Cemetery. Something about the familiar words...
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Bringing Home One Soldier’s Ravages of War
This post originally appeared at TomDispatch. Memorial Day is over. You had your barbeque. Now, you can stop thinking about America’s wars and the casualties from them for another year. As for me, I...
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Vietnam veteran and author Karl Marlantes shares how his battlefield experiences both shaped and nearly destroyed him. Continue reading The post Karl Marlantes on the Mindset of a Modern Warrior...
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Bill talks to Vietnam veteran and author Karl Marlantes about what we need to understand about the minds and hearts of our modern warriors. Continue reading The post What It’s Like to Go to War...
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Browse selected books by Moyers & Company guests, and let us know which ones moved and inspired you. Continue reading The post <em>Moyers & Company</em> ‘Guest’ Books appeared first...
View ArticleReflections of a Citizen Soldier After Veterans Day
A WWII veteran reflects on the service of men and women who were brave, loyal and heroic -- and ordinary. Continue reading The post Reflections of a Citizen Soldier After Veterans Day appeared first on...
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It’s been Memorial Day for me ever since I first met Tomas Young. And in truth, it should have felt that way from the moment I hunkered down in Somalia in 1993 and the firing began. After all, we’ve...
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