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A former service member's journey to finding his footing as a civilian

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By Scott Simon

Published August 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM EDT

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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