Smart and provocative young veteran, Wray Harris, unlocks
the sufferings served by the Iraq war.
". . . deeply moving. This close up of PTSD is something
every American should see. Mr. Harris impresses me as an
intelligent and thoughtful person going through hell yet
willing to help others understand the evils of war." -
- Veterans for Peace Chapter 1011
Posted February 22,
2013
Truth is, the military is full of Harrises, eager patriots
irrevocably transformed by meaningless combat. In an
overnight conversation between two who met at a
demonstration (at which Harris was speaking) Authority and
Expectations walks the wiretapped road to Wray's apostasy.
Fourteen months he fought in Iraq, invading, interrogating,
deteriorating. At twenty-four he doesn't reflect, he
flashes. From step-dad beating his mom to death-metal
concerts to a drunken call to the army recruiter at 3 a.m.
Now beer in hand, pipe in pocket, cigarette in mouth he
staggers through remnants and craters with the clairvoyance
that only comes to a man of war.
With hyper-intensity Harris pulls the distant into view,
depicting our inflictions with verses of depth and curses of
intellect. Make no mistake: one man's doing is another man's
undoing: an overdose, a diagnosis, a discharge. . . . "Dead
politicians," he utters, "not dead soldiers." Footage of the
20 year old in tears on base; of gunfights and body scoops;
of a Humvee on assault; of a mosque under attack, the depth
of his depictions bombing our senses till our inner pipes,
like those of Baghdad, are ruptured, the sewage oozing from
opened ears.
". . . superlative. . . No bullshit. Nothing else like it
out there. Limitless respect to Wray Harris and the producer
for a magnificent accomplishment."
- Traveling Soldier
". . . the most raw, intense, honest, brave, unsettling
piece of creative work - and offering on Wray's part - that
I have, honestly, ever seen."
- Ground Zero Center for Non-violent Action
"Veterans that see the light through the darkness have much
to offer."
- Libya Truth Movement
"Wray is a powerful speaker. . . making some incredibly good
points. . . damn nice work." - Rogue Valley Peace Veterans
". . . deeply moving. This close up of PTSD is something
every American should see. Mr. Harris impresses me as an
intelligent and thoughtful person going through hell yet
willing to help others understand the evils of war."
- Veterans for Peace Chapter 1011
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