Tag Archives: Veterans

A Vet Sees Himself in Odysseus

By Robin Bates | Published: November 12, 2023

In Huey’s poem, a veteran who has seen combat frames his experience in terms of “The Odyssey.”

By Robin Bates | Published: November 10, 2019

For Veterans Day, ask a vet for his or her story. Scott Bates and Tim O’Brien convey the importance of such storytelling.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 13, 2016

A group has been giving dramatic readings of Sophocles plays in order to reach veterans suffering from PTSD. The results have been astonishing.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 9, 2015

In the reminiscence about his World War II experiences, my father finds it difficult to capture what it was really like

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By Robin Bates | Published: March 10, 2014

An Afghan vet found his war experience captured by “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”