A poem by World War I vet Siegfried Sassoon describing soldiers as dreamers.
Tag Archives: Veterans
A Vet Sees Himself in Odysseus
In Huey’s poem, a veteran who has seen combat frames his experience in terms of “The Odyssey.”
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Ask Vets to Tell You Their Stories
For Veterans Day, ask a vet for his or her story. Scott Bates and Tim O’Brien convey the importance of such storytelling.
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Solace for Vets from Sophocles
A group has been giving dramatic readings of Sophocles plays in order to reach veterans suffering from PTSD. The results have been astonishing.
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A “Greatest Generation” Vet Reflects
In the reminiscence about his World War II experiences, my father finds it difficult to capture what it was really like
An Afghan Vet’s Green Knight Encounter
An Afghan vet found his war experience captured by “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”
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