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Thank you for your question...and Second Platoon was pretty upset about it. The story, as i found out after the book was finished, turned out to be more complex. Apparently Airborne had bitten one of the Viper Co. soldiers, and…"
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Sebastian Junger commented on Adam Hof's blog post War and My English Class"Hi Adam - Thank you for reading my books. They are very different and its hard to tie them together thematically so I'm not sure how much i can help you. I guess I would suggest you write about their differences and see if some ideas come to…"
Sebastian Junger commented on MG (ret) Frank J. Schober Jr.'s blog post Purple Heart Magazine, September-October issue"Dear Frank -
I am so sorry to have taken so long to reply to your post...its been a very busy time and I somehow just lost my focus on this. I really, really appreciate your taking the time to write me, and of course for what you said in…"
Sebastian Junger commented on Greg Alan Hoard's blog post Thanks for "War""Hi Greg -
I am so sorry, your post somehow escaped my attention until now. Thank you so much for what you said...I really appreciate it. And I'm glad my book helped you understand your dad a bit more. I also shot and directed a movie…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"sexual assault is an issue on the large bases - as is pregnancy - but i've never heard of it at a small outpost. its 15 soldiers with zero privacy...its hard to imagine how the mechanics of sexual assault would work in that context. the larger…"
Sebastian Junger replied to J Rom's discussion Shooting Down a Chinook."Hi there, sorry about the delayed response - I didnt have access to the internet. We've been in the same areas of Afghanistan and so are referring to similar tactical realities. When I was there the Taliban shot at the birds all the time with…"
Sebastian Junger replied to J Rom's discussion Shooting Down a Chinook."Hi there, thanks for your input. The reality is that Chinooks are rarely lost in Afghanistan; simply hitting one in the fuselage with an RPG will not bring it down. As was explained to me, the RPG has to hit very specific areas to overcome all the…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Hi, thank you for your comments...and for your service. I think the military has changed enormously since the 1960s and will continue to. I think, in terms of women in combat, the question isnt so much "can they?" (clearly they can) but…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Hi there - thank you for your thoughts and questions. The beatings were a form of initiation that the "victim" could have called off at any moment; he would just have then not been considered part of the group (an important distinction in…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Of course. I think you're misunderstanding how human sexuality generally works. And how soldiers work, for that matter. Civilian identity tends to get subsumed by the demands of combat, so being gay, female, black, rich, poor, educated,…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Jenn Edgar's discussion I can't sleep..."Dear Jenn -
Thank you so much for reading my book and for getting i touch - I really appreciate it. The two organizations on my website - IAVA and TAPS - do an extraordinary job of helping vets. If you want to give them some support I…"
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JOURNALIST BADLY WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN
Last weekend, on October 23rd, an extraordinary photographer named Joao Silva was badly wounded while accompanying a foot patrol of US infantry in Arghandab
district, outside Kandahar. He stepped on a land mine that had apparently been
constructed out of materials that made it undetectable to mine-sweepers and
sniffer dogs. Three soldiers around him suffered concussions but were otherwise
unhurt.…
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Posted on October 25, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
It’s been nine years since planes crashed into our buildings and killed almost three thousand American civilians. Our nation has been through one long war in Iraq and is still struggling with another war in Afghanistan. As much as it seems like the world is in conflict right now, it’s necessary to remember a few things. The people who died in the Twin Towers nine years ago include foreigners as well as Americans…Muslims as well as Jews, Christians, and atheists…immigrants as well as people… Continue
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:30am — 38 Comments
CAPTIVE by Jere Van Dyk
If you want to read an AMAZING book, check out Captive, by Jere Van Dyk (Henry Holt, 2010.) The book was just released...Van Dyk tried to walk across the border into Pakistan and use his old contacts among the Mujehadin to report on the Taliban. He was taken prisoner by them insread and held for a many weeks while they decided whether to kill him or not. What this reporter lived through is, I think, pretty much the most frightening thing a journalist could be subjected to. He wrote a…
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- At 8:23am on April 23, 2010,
Jo Lombardi said… - thank you Sebastian! I am deeply disappointed i cannot be there though. I am hosting a book signing, sponsored by Soldiers' Angels, out on the Island the same night for SEAL of Honor. SEAL of Honor is the new book about USN SEAL Lt Michael Murphy, KIA 6-28-2005 Operation Redwings, near the Korengal Valley. I am friends with the Murphy family, and it was to honor Michael that i began supporting the Army soldiers serving at the Korengal Outpost. Cannot wait to receive my copy of WAR though, already preordered! Thank you again for your support of Battle Company!
- At 9:23am on April 28, 2010,
dustin henry said… - thanks sebastian. some of the guys got their books today, looking forward to reading it and seeing the movie.
- At 6:14pm on April 28, 2010,
Barry Misenheimer said… - Hi Sebastian,
We met briefly at the Half King a few years back. I posted an article on your website a friend wrote about my trip to Afghanistan. I was there Sept.-Oct., 2009.
I had wanted to enter Afghanistan in October of 2000 but it was in the immediate aftermath of the USS Cole bombing and I was warned against travel there. Just prior to that, I had traveled from Kazakhstan to China and taken the Karakoram Highway down through northern Pakistan to Islamabad.
I believe you were with Massoud in northern Afghanistan about that time.
Also, I was in Sarajevo in '95 when the Dayton Peace Accords were signed. So, I guess we have come close to crossing paths a few times overseas.
Anyway, look forward to your event at Half King, reading your book and seeing your film.
Barry Misenheimer
- At 10:35am on May 6, 2010, Jo Lombardi said…
- Thanks so much for the book!! Truly honored....
- At 2:51pm on May 11, 2010,
Elizabeth Carol Trujillo said… - Thanks Sebastian! So today is the big day!! How are you doing? Are your nerves going through the roof?
- At 6:22pm on May 22, 2010,
Bill Day said… - I would like to thank you for a profound look at a difficult subject under dangerous circumstances that most of us will obviously never experience. Philosophically I have serious doubts about the wisdom of sending our young men abroad on military expeditions intended to repair failed states or overthrow repressive regimes. I also have serious misgivings about the way in which we often glorify war and killing. When I was the age of many of the men in Battle Company, I chose the Peace Corps not the War Corps. At the same time, and particularly after reading your book, I unequivocally admire the courage, dedication, and selflessness of the men of Battle Company and their comrades in peril around the globe and particularly in the Middle East.
I was particularly impressed by the analysis in the book of survival of the individual depending paradoxically on commitment to the group. One often hears the phrase "Brothers in Arms" but one rarely is confronted with a situation in which the phrase is more literal than metaphorical.
Though there were a multitude of other lessons in the book, the other point that I found exceptionally poignant was the difficulty of readjustment. (I always think of the song "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda.") I also deal professionally from time to time with the Department of Veterans Affairs, so I sometimes get a tiny glimpse of how difficult it is for some vets to reintegrate themselves into society. Whatever our views on war or this war, I think that as Americans, we could probably all do a little more to look out for the people we send into harm's way. We could all learn something from Battle Company's ethic of no man left behind. So thanks again for this important book, which I predict will become a classic.
- At 6:08pm on May 25, 2010, Jo Lombardi said…
- Hi Sebastian,
I sent one of "my" soldiers to see you while you were in DC on May 19th at Border's. I don't know if he told you about himself, name is Zack, is a SFC in the Army, served at the KOP with Viper Co for a year. Anyway, he gave you high praise. -Jo
- At 1:57am on June 15, 2010,
gone said… - WAR discussion and book signing went well tonite in Raleigh. Super nice to meet u.
Your book certainly opens our eyes to a perspective many of us never see.
Thanks
Steve
- At 3:57am on June 16, 2010, Ryan Steed said…
- Sebastian,
It was truly a great honor to have a chance to speak with you and shake your hand. Thanks again for coming to Memphis, and wishing me luck in the Sudan. I hope we speak again. Never know when I might need some advice.
Always-
Ryan
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