In the clip, Sgt. Harris mentions a hotline available to help wounded, ill and injured Marines and veterans, but was unable to pass along the number. He is refering to his unit's 24/7 call center called the Sergeant Merlin German Call Center: 877-487-6299. You can also go to the website: woundedwarriorregiment.org for more information.

Ashley is my granddaughter and Nathan was my student in the 6th grade. The documentary film "Hell and Back" only gives a portion of the hurdles this young couple has had to overcome. We, as Americans, do not do enough to support our war veterans and their families when they return to the states. I have learned so much from their lives and their struggles.

Victor, I served. You miss understood my point. The draft pulled in more people from the more "intellectual" classes, that vote and make alot of noise politically. After the draft ended, they sat down and looked into Central Park west and east.

If humans really thought war was hell they would have stopped doing it long ago.

To "john from office". Please check your facts. Sending poor kids from the hills or the ghettos to fight a war is a holdover idea from the Vietnam War that is no longer applicable. It's a different military now.

Thank you Brian, for this moving interview - for
introducing us to Nathan & Ashley Harris and Danfung Dennis. You treat people gently and
respectfully, and let them tell their stories without politicizing, and your presence on the air is much appreciated.

Nick, you made my point note your address. Another canada boy, commenting on a hero.

"What did you do back then, Grandpa?"

"I killed strangers. And I'm proud of it."

my husband is an officer in the marine corps, and in november, we're relocating to his permanent duty station at lejuene (down in nc). it's a terrifying change from new york, honestly, where i've been for 11 years - no bodegas, no 24/7 delivery, no billions of things to do - but part of what i'm most afraid of is knowing that every day, i'm going to wake up with a team of other women who are terrified of the same things i am - terrified of this. i know that from hardship comes strength, i know i can't stay in my ivory tower at columbia for the rest of my life, i know i have to go face it - but i just want to pass on my thanks to the harrises and dan dennis for being so honest and helping those of us living this life take a deep breath and face it head on and for those whose lives are not impacted directly or personally touched by this war have another opportunity to really access what's happening and really see what's going on with the military in this country. just thanks.

A disturbing clip..an ex vet will kill you in your sleep! They are not sent anywhere to decompress once they come home. I work with one and everytime you knock on his door he jumps about 5 feet outta his chair! All he talks about is when he served, war stories out the yin yang! He has guns in his car trunk and a bomb shelter in his home. Oh yeah, he served in 1967!!!! Yikes!!

Brian, thank you for this interview. But, the volunteer force has resulted in only certains classes serving. Your class, never serves, so you dont care that the war has gone on for ten years. If the children of the upper east and west sides served, the war would have been over long ago. A sad truth.

if 13,000 vets have come back wounded, the opportunity to speak to them is not "rare." it is only that it is rarely taken.