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"What military members can be asked to give is much different than what civilians are aware of," says author Jessica Goodell. Why do we write about war? Authors Ron Kovic, William Broyles, Jessica Goodell, Allen Clark, and Julia Dye discuss what prompted them to write about war experiences, what they wanted to achieve in doing so, and what the great military literature achieves. Ron Kovic sums it up perfectly when he says he wanted people to know that he "tried to be more than simply a victim of the war, that [he] was still a human being, and [he] still had a voice."
openroadmedia.com/military
"What military members can be asked to give is much different than what civilians are aware of," says author Jessica Goodell. Why do we write about war? Authors Ron Kovic, William Broyles, Jessica Goodell, Allen Clark, and Julia Dye discuss what prompted them to write about war experiences, what they wanted to achieve in doing so, and what the great military literature achieves. Ron Kovic sums it up perfectly when he says he wanted people to know that he "tried to be more than simply a victim of the war, that [he] was still a human being, and [he] still had a voice."
