Eight years after fighting in Iraq, Isaac Lebonte, known as “Bone” to fellow soldiers, talks about killing people in his first firefight, the deaths of friends and his difficulty adjusting to life outside war.

The interviews were filmed by the award-winning photographer and filmmaker Sean Smith.

—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly

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