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Personal Perspective: Ever wonder how you can cope with a mental disorder? Try telling a story about it.

Why the two classic questions of returning veterans — “Thank you for your service” and “Did you shoot anyone?” — don’t do anyone any favors. A beautiful, personal reflection by Kate Torgovnick May.

Despite knowing many vets, Bal Simon wasn’t quite sure how to ask about their experiences. Wes Moore’s TED Talk, “How to talk to veterans about the war,” has shown a way forward.

Veterans often have a hard time returning to civilian life after war. Sebastian Junger offers a counterintuitive theory about why

America’s war in Afghanistan has been its longest, arguably most grueling, and yet for 13 years also strangely invisible. Sebastian Junger’s work helps bring it back into focus — now with a new documentary, Korengal. We spoke to him about the project.

Art therapist Melissa Walker is using masks to allow service members with traumatic brain injuries express their deepest emotions and experiences, helping them and their loved ones.