A warrior's guide to insanity
“The Warrior’s Guide to Insanity” is six chapters long. The language in it isn’t pretty. But it is Andrew Brandi's ode to the aftereffects of war.
And even though the emotions that spilled out onto the pages came out of the New Mexican's painful experiences in Vietnam, his story -- and writing -- are gaining notice as thousands of American warriors are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
His writings have been incorporated into treatment sessions at Ft. Hood in Texas for soldiers coming back from battle zones. And a brigadier general is considering incorporating Brandi’s book into a broad military treatment for soldiers, both before and after combat.
KUNM reporter Jim Williams talks with Brandi, who lives in the Cerrillos hills south of Santa Fe , and the soldiers now mining his Vietnam experiences to learn how to deal with life after combat, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other maladies that they are susceptible to. Listen here.
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