On Monday October 5th, Iraq-war vet and Meadville resident Brian McCauley spoke to the students of English 200: The Literary Response to War at Allegheny College. Brian was generous and brave enough to share the intimate—and often harrowing—experience of his service and its aftermath. Spoiler alert: His personal story includes residing in Saddam's former palace in Tikrit, earning a purple heart for surviving a car bomb, and managing the myriad aftereffects of his time abroad.
In advance of his visit, Brian was kind enough to read a few stories from the book our class studied in depth: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Our discussion began with his thoughts on the text.
The video totals about an hour and is broken into two parts.
The video totals about an hour and is broken into two parts.
Brian McCauley: Part I from Courtney Zoffness on Vimeo.
