You now, i had a lot of a lot of people dying mans virus over there. I think what really messed me up the most was just seeing people get an award. I could fight wars and i must die and have people die on my hands. Just seeing mike issel fall apart in front of you if someone is just trying to do anything for an award. Napoleon said a man will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon and just seeing that inaction, where people are fighting and lines for a bit of colored ribbon. It just breaks your heart, bricks you inside just to see that time and time again. And just coming home, one of the reasons i wrote this book was i talk about in here. I was sunny date with this girl and she started talking about this newspaper article she had written one of these newspapers, hometown herald. This guide combat from iraq, but hes the epitome of an american soldier, this perfect g. I. Just tell me about the story and im me about the story than that i enjoy a good war story. What is the guys
You now, i had a lot of a lot of people dying mans virus over there. I think what really messed me up the most was just seeing people get an award. I could fight wars and i must die and have people die on my hands. Just seeing mike issel fall apart in front of you if someone is just trying to do anything for an award. Napoleon said a man will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon and just seeing that inaction, where people are fighting and lines for a bit of colored ribbon. It just breaks your heart, bricks you inside just to see that time and time again. And just coming home, one of the reasons i wrote this book was i talk about in here. I was sunny date with this girl and she started talking about this newspaper article she had written one of these newspapers, hometown herald. This guide combat from iraq, but hes the epitome of an american soldier, this perfect g. I. Just tell me about the story and im me about the story than that i enjoy a good war story. What is the guys
Good evening. Is a mother even as although way on tuesday to have the novel on promises ciliate and American Experience tonight we do have cspan here to film be even so please make sure your cellphone ringer is turned off the have a microphone speak your question to the mike we appreciate that. We are delighted to have you here we have Michael Anthony here after he got back from rack he got his bachelors degree before producing a memoir of his postwar experience and chris is the author of cowardice. Thank you very much. Can you hear me . Maybe i am talking . Is an honor to be here to help his launches memoir civilianized and just to say if you words to introduce him and then we will team opened up for your own questions. I was reminded of the image going around the internet about six or eight years ago a snapshot of a white board one and a military base of people with afghanistan who said america is not out war the marine corps is at war america is that the mall. Of course is not just
Offers her thoughts of the upanddown sides of the brooklyn, new york. We wrap up our sunday primetime lineup at 11 00 p. M. With a biography of former president , bill clinton. First up, heres Michael Anthony. Good evening everyone. Welcome and thank you for joining us. I want to let you know about a couple of of author events on the way. Saturday at 3 00 p. M. Griffin will be here with her new middle grade mysteries. On tuesday we have eugene with his novel, about a widowed painter in the american experience. Tonight, you might might notice we have cspan here with the event so if you can make sure your cell phone is turned off. Also when we do the q a we have a microphone here. Please come up and speak your question into the mic so the camera can pick it up. We are delighted to have you here tonight for two local authors. We have Michael Anthony, author of civilian iced after he got back from iraq he did a bachelors degree. Chris welshs interim director of the writing program and the
Saturday at 3 00 we will have the new middle great mystery and then on tuesday we have eugene with this novel. You can make sure that your cell phones are turned off and also when we do that qanda after the end of the discussion we had a microphone. We have Michael Anthony after he got back from iraq he did it bachelors and then nas leslie before the memoir about his experience and chris is the interim director of the program and the author about the courage and how we respond. Thank you very much. Everybody can hear me okay . No, we cant. Can you hear me . The image that was going around the internet about six or eight years ago. It was in afghanistan and america is not at war. At the age of 20 went to iraq. He assisted the doctors and wounds saving american lives. Event is no longer wanted to live in the world that he fought for. It was difficult and reminded him of this cauterized smelling flesh. He writes we have turned parts of ourselves off, we have to to survive. It was hard for