Summary
The article “On War and Redemption” by Timothy Kudo is a personal account of some of the author’s experiences in Afghanistan as a Marine Captain and presents his opinion on the war. Most of the article focuses on an incident from September 2010 in Afghanistan, when Kudo’s deployment killed two civilians on a motorbike who were returning home. The author describes the state of confusion during the incident and the fact the decision to shoot was taken after the deployment had signaled the men to s...