Spanish Civil War veteran Eddie Balchowsky
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Channel: Media Burn Archive · 2012 · People & Blogs
Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/B1o8/ Media Burn Archive founder Tom Weinberg introduces "Peat Bog Soldier" by Diane Weyermann. It documents about Spanish Civil War veteran Eddie Balchowsky and his lifelong battle with depression, alcoholism, and drug addiction after losing suffering a devastating injury in battle. Click below for an interview with Spanish Civil War Vet John Rossen: http://www.vimeo.com/12070870 And for more from our Global Perspectives on War and Peace collection, go to: http://mediaburn.org/category/global-perspectives-on-war-and-peace/
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