I wonder if this soldier actually went to Afghanistan purely in order to write a book. I could have told him about the futility and failure before he went. Struggling to reconcile his experience of service, personal loss, and what the mission actually achieved, Stephen writes: “I just pray to God it was all worth it.”
His book is also a damning account of the way the military is run in terms of operations, provision of equipment and the treatment of recruits.
Stephen writes: “Personally, I am unsure what, if anything, we achieved over there.
“This single truth leaves a bitter aftertaste when I think of the sacrifices made by soldiers and families.”
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