We present in this section a collection of testimonies and short essays from veterans, therapists, witnesses, practitioners and others who have experienced close encounters in war in person or through their work and connections.

Ivan Choopa: Crimes (April 3, 2024)

David Klein: Better You Than Me (March 3, 2024)

Lawrence Markworth: The Wall (February 1, 2024)

Edward Tick: Warrior Retreats on a Small Greek Island (December 5, 2023)

Everett Cox: What He Did Not Say Then (April 11, 2023)

Everett Cox: Suicide monologue (May 14, 2021)

David Klein: Soul Operation (February 24, 2021)

Kate Dahlstedt: Wave (December 27, 2020)

Thayer Greene: My “Close Encounters” in World War 2 Combat (December 27, 2020)

Pat Guariglia: From a U.S. Marine to His Vietnamese Counterparts, with an Introduction by Edward Tick (December 27, 2020)