'Combat Paper' helps veterans beat war memories to a pulp

Saturday, April 3, 2010 | 5:17 p.m. CDT

COLUMBIA — For war veterans, the struggle to return to normalcy is as old as ancient Greece, and remains as relevant as ever. Greek playwright Sophocles once wrote about a "divine madness" that had infected the mind of Ajax, a legendary warrior who found himself helpless to cope with life after war, and whose life ended with tragedy.

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