This is a very well-written article about how narratives, and war narratives in particular, can shape our experiences and memories...tangentially.
Basically, it's one of many perspectives from people coming back from war.
For another one, try Christopher Hedges' War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, or listen to the fictional Man in the Dark by Paul Auster (though beware the PAs) -- in addition to all the classics from Red Badge of Courage to All's Quiet on the Western Front.
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Lest you think you blog is never actually helpful...
http://curiousmonk.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-joel-b-greens-seized-by-truth.html
that article was pure gift.
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