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Lyle Rubin is a Marine veteran who says his time in the armed forces utterly changed him.
Rubin entered the Marines as part of a so-called 9/11 generation – a believer in the American mission abroad. He exited with transformed views about American empire, war, and masculinity.
His book is called “Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine's Unbecoming.” Rubin is our guest for the hour:
- Lyle Rubin, Marine veteran and author of “Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine's Unbecoming"