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The hidden cost of the Afghanistan war (Pt 2): Coming home

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The Army Led Me to Love

Paul jacob has been in care before he'd got in the army. He described the army as a place of safety and security for the first time in his life. Most veterans didn't want to speak to an n h s doctor or nurse about their war experiences. The soldiers i spoke to felt very reluctant to speak to a civilian aboutthe war experiences. War experiences might involve killing or extremely complicated moral challenge. Those that did, for example, rmemer caroline bull described her first sessions with a councillor and n hs councillor as lasting just two sessions,. Before thenhs councillor said, sor, i can't. I'm not qualified to deal with your level of p t

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