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An inventory of weapons. A shelter from attack. A sandstorm on the moon. Facebook. This is home for more than 800 soldiers.
The communication gap that once kept troops from staying looped into the details of home life has all but disappeared. But there are drawbacks to the connectedness.
One would think that going home would be the easiest thing troops could do. But it is not so simple.
There have been more than a million families of soldiers deployed to war since 2001, and the rippling effects on those families is just beginning to be understood.
A reporter reflects on the experience of one American battalion and how success and failure go hand in hand.
America’s front-line troops entrust their daily lives to junior officers like Capt. Adrian Bonenberger, who must be coaches and therapists one minute, diplomats the next.
