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When others expect you to find meaning in senseless loss

My twin brother died in Afghanistan seven years ago and people tell me I should be proud but I just want him back and I do not care about honor or sacrifice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The griever rejects society's attempt to transform their personal tragedy into noble narrative.

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