I studied a lot of military history growing up. It's where a lot of my knowledge comes from. One thing always struck me, though.
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I never really knew why. I figured it was some patriotic thing, or maybe a sense of self-sacrifice, or machismo, or something.
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But there's this other side that I get now. Sometimes you don't want to leave the war zone.
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On July 4, I was on a rooftop in Berlin, having a party. Knowing that I was heading home to something dark.
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I'd love to get back to that. I'm not sure if I ever can.
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I know that this is trauma speaking. I'm speaking it because I know that I have to speak it if I ever have a chance to get back there.
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How long was a tour?
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A year, ish. Sometimes it might have been like 13, 14 mos, iirc. Kinda varied on role.
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