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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The 'internal hell' of being in the Marines

    Matt Young enlisted in the Marines in the mid 2000s, and was deployed to Iraq three times before he turned age 24.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 13, 2018 • 1 min read

    Matt Young enlisted in the Marines in the mid 2000s, and was deployed to Iraq three times before he turned age 24. He describes a war characterized by crippling boredom and few opportunities for heroism The war left him ashamed of the person he’d become. He explores this in his new memoir “Eat the Apple.”

    Matt Young in the Marine Corps. Photos courtesy of Young.

    Matt Young today. Photo by Tara Monterosso.

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    Who will donate to Trump in California?
    1. 0:00Who is going to Trump's GOP fundraiser in Los Angeles?
    2. 6:26Gina Haspel to become first woman to lead the CIA
    3. 17:27Professionals caring for vets with PTSD can be in danger but have few protections
    4. 26:27The 'internal hell' of being in the MarinesYou’re reading this
    5. 42:39Eats along the LA River bike path
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