Sebastian Junger: War in Afghanistan
378 views · Published 31 March 2014 · 47:43 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
In this thoughtful and very personal talk, Sebastian Junger ponders what attracts young men to war, the difference between friendship and brotherhood, the question of when nations should intervene, and lastly, the issue of his own mortality. His book War chronicles his experience with a U.S. platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.
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