Un-American
Un-American A manifesto about America's unchallenged war machine, from an Afghanistan veteran and new kind of military hero.Before engaging in war, Erik Edstrom asks us to imagine three, rarely…
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Un-American
A manifesto about America's unchallenged war machine, from an Afghanistan veteran and new kind of military hero.Before engaging in war, Erik Edstrom asks us to imagine three, rarely imagined scenarios: First, imagine your own death. Pursuing these realities through his own combat experience, Erik reaches the unavoidable conclusion about America at war. Second, imagine war from "the other side." Third: Imagine what might have been if the war had never been fought.
Five years later, he was deployed to Afghanistan as an infantry lieutenant. But that realization came too late-the damage had been done.Erik Edstrom grew up in suburban Massachusetts with an idealistic desire to make an impact, ultimately leading him to the gates of West Point. Throughout his military career, he confronted atrocities, buried his friends, wrestled with depression, and struggled