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The Dig: Combat Trauma w/ Nadia Abu El-Haj

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The Traumatized Ground Trooper

The figure of the traumatized ground troop has become so increasingly characterized by air power. There's also a growing discourse about drone warfare and trauma and PTSD, he says. The image of the grunt is really stands at the center of war, right? He adds: "Most personnel are not they end up writing that military literature"

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