“Sometimes a soldier returns home and all he can do is share his story in the hopes that somehow, in some way, it helps another soldier make sense of things. And although the stories may not be perfect, sometimes just sharing is enough to make a difference.” Post Traumatic Stress DisorderWar StoriesPtsd QuotesMassachusetts AuthorBest Book EndingsMemoir EndingSoldier Stories Book:Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir Source: Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir
“I thought of To Kill a Mockingbird. I had finished reading it one night in a bunker, my knees bent and hunched together while mortars hit the ground, the glow of a cigarette and the moon as my only light. Standing there now, chain-smoking, I felt like I finally understood the ending.” Michael AnthonyCivilianizedMassachusetts AuthorTo Kill A Mocking BirdIraq War DescriptionWar Writing Book:Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir Source: Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir