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Yochi Dreazen's new book, "The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War" tells the unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sonsone to suicide and one in combatand channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces' suicide epidemic.
Yochi Dreazen has made more than 12 lengthy trips to Iraq and Afghanistan and has spent a total of nearly four years on the ground in the two countries, mostly doing front-line combat embeds. He has reported from more than 20 countries, including Pakistan, Russia, China, Israel, Japan, Turkey, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. In 2010, he received the Military Reporters & Editors association's top award for domestic military reporting in a large publication for a series of articles about military suicide and the psychological traumas impacting veterans of the two long wars. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post and the New Republic and he appears regularly on TV and radio programs such as NPR's "Diane Rehm Show" and PBS' "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill."
The Invisible Front: "We are all touched by mental illness, tragedy, or grief during our lives, either personally or through our family members or friends. Yet, the tendency is to bear these sorrows as if we are alone. By courageously sharing their story, Major General (Ret) Mark, Carol, and Melanie Graham Quinn invite us to join together in removing pervasive barriers of stigma, guilt, and shame that lead to isolation at the very moments we most need each other's support." Charles Hoge, M.D., Colonel (Ret), U.S. Army, author of Once a WarriorAlways a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home.
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