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Listening to Soldiers and Vets Series

In this series, author Patricia Hynes features the voices of soldiers and veterans from armed conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries, voices whose moral fiber and clarity were forged in the crucible of war. Many are heroic in their opposition to the wars in which they fought and in their personal war reparations. War … Continued

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In this series, author Patricia Hynes features the voices of soldiers and veterans from armed conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries, voices whose moral fiber and clarity were forged in the crucible of war. Many are heroic in their opposition to the wars in which they fought and in their personal war reparations.

War in Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Violence
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | News
Monday, 07 October 2013

The Korean War: Forgotten, Unknown and Unfinished
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | Historical Analysis
Friday, 12 July 2013

The Iraq War and Moral Injury
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | News Analysis
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Vietnam: Resistance, Regret and Redemption
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | Op-Ed
Sunday, 27 January 2013
First World War: Same Protests of Futility, Folly Heard Today
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | News Analysis
Sunday, 11 November 2012
World War II: The Good War Gone Bad
By H Patricia Hynes, Truthout | News Analysis
Thursday, 09 August 2012
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