Winter Soldier Europe brings vets together to discuss PTSD and more

As the sixth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, U.S., British, and German vets testified about their service in Iraq and Afghanistan this weekend at Winter Soldier Europe in Freiburg. Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, the vets made their eye witness accounts known to the public. One of those vets is the U.K.’s Martin Webber. Webber served in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone and Iraq – and was arrested after filming the beating of Iraqis by British soldiers in 2004. He was never charged, and left the Army afterward. Webber talked about what he’s had to do to cope with post traumatic stress disorder, and what its like to return to civilian life after so much war.
Martin Webber’s been working on a film called “Diary of a Disgraced Soldier”
You can see and hear more testimony from Winter Soldier Europe.

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