Navytimes iconNavytimesSep 12, 2026

Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memories

For many, Homer's Odyssey can be described as an "allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society."

Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memories

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For many, Homer's Odyssey can be described as an "allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society."

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For many, Homer's Odyssey can be described as an "allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society."

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