Coming Home: How do you cope with life after combat?

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[quote]Major Marc Dauphin was a super-confident, can-do medic fixing shattered bodies and trying to save lives as he ploughed through relentless shifts at the military hospitals in the world in Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. But how exactly are you supposed to return to normality from such an extreme existence?[/quote]

Before watching this documentary, I knew very little beyond my own assumptions about the experiences of doctors serving in war zones. After having seen this, I can safely say my respect for them has increased beyond measure. Their job is, at the best of times horrific and at the worst, downright harrowing. This is some heavy viewing, so be warned. I wholly recommend it though, it's a truly fantastic account and I learned a lot about what people go through when put in extraordinary positions.