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Dying Twice

By Michael Jacobson
Reader Contributor

Some people don’t know how to make it back. Such is the case with Raymond’s brother, James. He took his own life one day. The …

Battle Call

By Michael Jacobson
Reader Contributor

In March 1991 unsettling photos of C-130 military cargo planes laden with flag draped coffins filled the news media.

We were in Afghanistan.

Prior to …

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