Soft Spots

A powerful, haunting, provocative memoir of a US Marine’s service in Iraq—and his struggle with PTSD in a system trying to hide the damage done. “Nothing gets held back in Soft Spots , Clint Van Winkle’s account of his two years of duty as a Marine sergeant in Iraq . . . lacerating honesty, the narrative is dreamlike and surreal.” — The Washington Post Marine Sergeant Clint Van Winkle flew to war on Valentine’s Day 2003. His battalion was among the first wave of troops that crossed into Iraq, an