Doug Springsteen was an Army driver in Europe during the Second World War who came home and seethed at his crabbed circumstances.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive

Part of our news team included a cameraman who was a former military sniper, a radio host who was there for the first Gulf War, a translator who was also an oncologist with a medical pass, and a driver who was also a former driver for the UN weapons inspection team (who also loved Elvis).

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