How One Soldier Changed After Iraq and Afghanistan

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Joseph Kearns Goodwin, full of love for country, decided to enlist after the attacks on Sept. 11th 2001. He spoke to host Marco Werman about his thoughts on his service in Iraq and later Afghanistan and how he’s changed in the last 10 years since the attacks.

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