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Connections

Lyle Rubin, author of “Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine's Unbecoming"

Lyle Rubin
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Lyle Rubin
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WXXI News

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:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.