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Finding friendship in the wreckage of war and revolution

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

03/23/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Finding friendship in the wreckage of war and revolution

Clip: 3/23/2016 | 4m 40s

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

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.

03/23/2016 | Rating NR

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