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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:50) - World War II
\n(18:54) - Yeonmi Park, starvation, and mental health
\n(33:10) - Kelsi's 9/11 experience
\n(36:39) - Becoming a soldier
\n(43:07) - Artillery: The Hand of God
\n(52:49) - Weapons training
\n(1:10:35) - Pre-Deployment
\n(1:26:42) - Arrival to Afghanistan
\n(1:48:55) - Tragic war story
\n(2:13:59) - Feelings after tragedy
\n(2:17:41) - The Taliban
\n(2:23:17) - Retrospective: 20 years in Afghanistan
\n(2:39:57) - How war changes people
\n(2:45:18) - PTSD
\n(3:14:13) - Ayahuasca and mental recovery
\n(3:46:09) - Love
\n(4:04:12) - Advice for young people
\n(4:07:33) - Death
\n(4:13:22) - World War II