IDF reservist reflects on Gaza war experiences - comment
How gut-wrenching experiences became the norm during reserve service.
TROOPS ON PATROL. ‘Reflecting back, I find it uncanny how quickly the gut-wrenching experience retreated to the background; how, during emergencies, incidents that in normal times would be extraordinary, quickly disappeared in the rear-view mirror as the brigade moved on to its next missions.’ (photo credit: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)Updated: