On the Eve of Thanksgiving a black cloud hangs over us – since 2001, approximately 2100 United States military men and women have committed suicide. This was a front page story in the paper a few days ago. Staggering number in its own right. When you consider that this figure is roughly half of those killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and more than twice those killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), you begin to appreciate…

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Wars may have always been romantic for those who aren’t sent to fight them. Some of us have slipped safely between the cracks, escaping the horrors of other doomed generations. So easy to cross the street, or look the other way. But great books pierce the heart, call us to be fully human. The questions persist, at work, at home: why would you read a book about a 20-year old who lost his legs, his…

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