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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:50) – World War II

(18:54) – Yeonmi Park, starvation, and mental health

(33:10) – Kelsi’s 9/11 experience

(36:39) – Becoming a soldier

(43:07) – Artillery: The Hand of God

(52:49) – Weapons training

(1:10:35) – Pre-Deployment

(1:26:42) – Arrival to Afghanistan

(1:48:55) – Tragic war story

(2:13:59) – Feelings after tragedy

(2:17:41) – The Taliban

(2:23:17) – Retrospective: 20 years in Afghanistan

(2:39:57) – How war changes people

(2:45:18) – PTSD

(3:14:13) – Ayahuasca and mental recovery

(3:46:09) – Love

(4:04:12) – Advice for young people

(4:07:33) – Death

(4:13:22) – World War II