[Sebastian] Junger said the trips help the soldiers make sense of what they’ve been through.
“It takes vets and it takes them to some of the most rugged and beautiful parts of America, of that country they were defending,” Junger said.
The trips also help remind the men of teamwork and the challenges of the natural world. It gives them a place, away from society, to bond again and to be understood by people who have been through the same thing.
“When I was in Afghanistan, I watched people literally die for each other, and then I come back to a society that honks at me if I’ve taken too long to make a right-hand turn,” said Brendan O’Byrne, another veteran from the 173rd Airborne who was on the trip.
Read it all (the video is terrific if you have time).
After Returning Home, Soldiers Find Sanctuary in Being Together on Outdoor Adventure Trips
[Sebastian] Junger said the trips help the soldiers make sense of what they’ve been through.
“It takes vets and it takes them to some of the most rugged and beautiful parts of America, of that country they were defending,” Junger said.
The trips also help remind the men of teamwork and the challenges of the natural world. It gives them a place, away from society, to bond again and to be understood by people who have been through the same thing.
“When I was in Afghanistan, I watched people literally die for each other, and then I come back to a society that honks at me if I’ve taken too long to make a right-hand turn,” said Brendan O’Byrne, another veteran from the 173rd Airborne who was on the trip.
Read it all (the video is terrific if you have time).