"A year at war", an article from the New York Times, gives testimonies of American soldiers after a year in Afghanistan. Soldiers explain that they thought going home would be easy, but in fact, it isn't... Alan Bakula, a soldier, said : "Getting injured a few times definitely changes your perspective a little bit... It makes you feel a little less bulletproof." It seems that their stay in Afghanistan has hurt these soldiers a lot. Another soldier wondered if he could ever talk openly to friends again, having come so close to death so many times... He says that people think he is exaggerating when he speaks to them about the risks he took. We can guess that there are many unanswered questions in their heads. Going back to "normal life" would appear to be very difficult after a year of a dreadful experience.
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