Kris Goldsmith: The Horrific Documentation of Death

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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4.6 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Warning: This episode contains depictions of corpses, substance abuse, a suicide attempt, and some foul language. Viewer discretion is advised. Kris Goldsmith is an Army combat Veteran who served in Iraq. As a 19 year-old, he was assigned the task of photographing corpses and documenting mass graves. He developed severe PTSD, and in 2007, as the result of a suicide attempt that caused him to miss redeployment, he was given a less-than-honorable discharge. After years of legal battles, that discharge was upgraded. Kris went on to become an advocate for veterans with “bad paper” discharges, and helped pass crucial legislation that helps them receive the benefits they deserve. To learn more about Kris, his advocacy, and his work fighting domestic extremism, listen to his episodes of Burn the Boats, out next Wednesday. Learn more about his organization, High Ground Veterans Advocacy, here Find Kris on Twitter at @KrisGoldsmith85 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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