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Articles Written By John Lingan

John Lingan’s writing has appeared in Slate, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Quarterly Conversation, and other venues. He lives outside Washington, DC, and is working on a memoir about becoming a father during college.

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America, America, Burning Bright

Soldier’s Heart
by John Lingan
A post-World War II documentary, banned by the military in 1946 but lately released online, is one of the earliest depictions of psychotherapy. But it says even more about contemporary Americans’ interest in the veterans they love to praise.
A Sort of Homecoming

Don’t Leave Me
by John Lingan
World War II had veteran parades. Vietnam War vets were often ignored, if not shunned. For the current generation of war-weary Americans, solace comes on YouTube.