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Post Archive
Here you can find every post from Jack's Journal, even the ones I've hidden!


Stars and Stripes Europe | From terrorism to tourism: How traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan helped my PTSD
An armed escort was waiting the bottom of the steps. They weren’t there for me. I wasn’t in the military anymore, so I joined the line of people making their way from the plane to passport control. The colonels and non-commissioned officers that shared my flight sped to the coalition airbase on the opposite side of the runway. They had a war to fight behind concrete walls an


Intrepid Times | They Told Me Not To Go: Iraqi Kurdistan
On a visit to a region plagued by war, a former military officer seeks out a different side to Iraqi Kurdistan that dispels the stereotypes common across America, finding a place paved with peace, from Christian monasteries to pristine waterfalls.


Tourist in Iraqi Kurdistan: Why and How I Decided to Go
Iraq. A combat zone. A geopolitical flashpoint between the U.S. and Iran. The only place I’ve ever been shot at. Naturally, the perfect destination for The Great Gallivanting.
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