What Have We Done? - Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series

April 18, 2018 - Mr. David Wood

"War is a morally treacherous enterprise." So says Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent and author, David Wood. Through years of experience embedded with U.S. military units in Somalia, Southwest Asia and the Persian Gulf, Panama, Haiti, and the Balkans, Wood found the nature of war often overcomes a Soldier’s reliance on their leaders, training, equipment, and their own internal sense of "what’s right." This can lead to a sometimes devastating result: Moral Injury. On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at 7:15pm, David Wood presented a lecture at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania based on his new book, What Have We Done? The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars. He explored the sometimes impossible choices our Soldiers are presented with, the moral injury that often results, and the impact such injury has on our military and our society in America.

NOTE:  Please be aware that this recording contains some in-context strong language.

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