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For thousands of young Americans, after the shock of 9/11, there was Ar Ramadi, Baghdad, Abu Ghraib and then the war in Iraq. Then came the trauma. Olivier Morel gave them a voice in his compelling documentary On the Bridge. Walking Wounded is the story of Morel getting close to the young vets, their troubled experience and their lives after the war. He and artist Mael relate through these veterans the impossible return of those who aspire to get back to a normal life.

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9781561639823

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As the Iraq War recedes, works such as this serve as a much-needed prod to a society that s all too eager to put its misbegotten Middle East misadventure behind it. Gordon Flagg, Booklist

As the Iraq War recedes, works such as this serve as a much-needed prod to a society that's all too eager to put its misbegotten Middle East misadventure behind it. --Gordon Flagg, Booklist

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Olivier Morel is a French author and documentary director who teaches film and romance languages at the University of Notre Dame. His documentary On the Bridge is the basis for this graphic novel. Maël is the pseudonym for comic artist Martin Leclerc. He is the creator of the fanzine Youkaïda and is the lead singer of the folk rock group HitchcockGoHome!

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