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Author Tobias Wolff
Tobias WolffTobias Wolff, one of the authors involved in Operation Homecoming, reads an excerpt from his Vietnam war remembrance, "In Pharaoh's Army."
Paul Leicht in Iraq
April 20, 2005
Marines Come to Grips with War Experiences Using Paper and Pen
Four Marines who served in Iraq are finding that writing about their experiences helps them come to terms with what they saw and felt. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Defense Department joined forces on a project called Operation Homecoming, in which soldiers and Marines publish their wartime stories.



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Marine Cpl. Paul Leicht Ret. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Barbara Cogburn Marine Gunnery Sgt. Nancy Arroyoavila Ret. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Shara French

Click on each of the photos above to hear the Marines read excerpts from the stories they submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Defense Department's Operation Homecoming project.

Learn more about the project on the Operation Homecoming Web site.

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