A combat infantryman stood in the gap. Made the calculation. Pulled the trigger. But at what cost?
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Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.A decade has passed since I last felt the thud of a mortar hitting the perimeter or the specific metallic scent of an IED-charred road, yet I’m still waiting for the “homecoming” to actually begin.To the person standing behind me in the checkout line, I am just another civilian. Perhaps a bit too observant, a bit too sti
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