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b'Specialist Nathan Dowds discusses his training, the moments when his life was on the line, and the hazy morality of the conflict.\\n\\nDowds served as an Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He deployed to Afghanistan twice, in 2002 and in 2004, and once to Iraq in 2003.\\xa0\\n\\nDuring the episode, he says this about his struggles:\\n\\u201cThe world is full of pain and suffering, and has been since the beginning of time. And for me to expect my brief moment in this world to be different than every other moment is kind of naive\\u201d\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'