Finding friendship in the wreckage of war and revolution

Marine veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman went to report on the civil war in Syria. More

After his last deployment to Afghanistan, decorated Marine veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman went to report on the civil war in Syria. What he found was friendship and a shared disillusion over the hopes of revolution. In this essay, Ackerman explores the deep wounds and strong bonds forged by war.

AIR DATE 3/23/16