At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. They're facing life in this accelerated, compressed form, and a lot of times, they're not ready for it.
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker wh… - Sebastian Junger
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker wh…
- Sebastian Junger
The most profound question is, "What would I risk dying for?" The natural answer is "for my family." But for most of history, we didn't live in famil… - Sebastian Junger
The most profound question is, "What would I risk dying for?" The natural answer is "for my family." But for most of history, we didn't live in famil…
I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been. - Sebastian Junger
I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been.
Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime … - Sebastian Junger
Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime …
The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives … - Sebastian Junger
The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives …
At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. … - Sebastian Junger
At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. …
An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words - Sebastian Junger
An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words
During the air war of 1944, a four-man combat crew on a B-17 bomber took a vow to never abandon one another no matter how desperate the situation. Th… - Sebastian Junger
During the air war of 1944, a four-man combat crew on a B-17 bomber took a vow to never abandon one another no matter how desperate the situation. Th…
One interesting thing I found was that if you take an affluent modern society and collapse it during a crisis, like a war or a natural disaster, peop… - Sebastian Junger
One interesting thing I found was that if you take an affluent modern society and collapse it during a crisis, like a war or a natural disaster, peop…
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