"I was facing life for the first time. I was 12 years old, but I felt like a 20 year old. I knew then what life was."

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At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. They're facing life in this accelerated, compressed form, and a lot of times, they're not ready for it.

— Sebastian Junger