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Vets find catharsis with the Black Hawk Combat Paper project

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A group ofIraq war veterans are transforming their uniforms into paper to tell their war stories . The Blawk Hawk Combat Paper projectwas in Madison this weekend helping vets shred their uniformsto create acanvas they can use to share theirexperiences. Gil Halsted prepared this report…

To learn more about the project and see other images, visit www.combatpaper.org

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