There are a two poems written by veterans, on the site for Yes! magazine. The magazine is a written by progressives, with the intention of trying to keep their messages positive.
When it comes to war, it is hard to put it in a positive light. But if you consider that the men who wrote those poems were traumatized, the fact that they were able to write such poems, and get them published, is at least somewhat positive.
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