Diary of a Gay Officer

Last week, I received a complete book-length diary by a medical officer recently returned from Afghanistan.

Among the most fascinating things about editing a blog are the documents that come across the transom. Last week, I received a complete book-length diary by a medical officer recently returned from Afghanistan. A psychologist and long-serving veteran, this officer had to deal with both the traumas of the troops in front of him, and the psychic wound of his own situation: the risk that if he spoke frankly about his life to any colleague, he could find himself ejected from the war and the army. Yet while RD's situation was unique and personal, his perceptions of what is going wrong in Afghanistan could be those of any soldier serving there - as also his testimony to the bravery, endurance, and decency of the American forces engaged in what may be the most difficult mission in U.S. military history. RD's book is a remarkable personal testimony. We are excerpting 4 700-word segments, but the whole thing is of the same high reportorial value. Literary agents, publishers, Hollywood: I’d be delighted to arrange direct contact with the author. Interested parties should send an email to “Editor@FrumForum.com” with “RD” in the subject line.