Dario DiBattista

The impact of war, and the lingering aftereffect it has on both veterans and civilians, is-for myriad reasons-largely invisible to the public. Popular media may create news cycles around horrors or stereotypes, but the effort required to redefine and sustain "normal" lives after war stays below the surface and out of sight. In Retire the Colors, nineteen thought-provoking stories by veterans and civilians consider the residual effects of Iraq and...