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Generation Kill author Evan Wright dies aged 59
(www.theguardian.com)
Nothing about what could have motivated the suicide, but...
Wright is survived by his wife, Kelli, and their three children.
Oooooof. I hope they are okay.
He appeared in the Max documentary Teen Torture, Inc, in which he spoke about his time in the Seed, a controversial “scared straight” program for children in Florida.
Yeah, the guardian have this wrong once... The seed was troubled teen program like the place Paris Hilton was sent too...
Journalist whose book about US marines in Iraq was adapted into acclaimed HBO series killed himself on Friday
“Whenever I see victims of these programs speak out, I always think, ‘That’s my brother or sister,’” he wrote on X the day before he died. “I feel a bond with anyone who went through this. Then I saw Paris Hilton’s testimony and I realised, ‘Oh, shit she’s my sister, too?’ But yes, it’s a big, messed up family of us.”
“I failed at everything else,” Wright once said of journalism. “I was optimistic. It was a refuge for rogues and miscreants. So far, it has exceeded my expectations.”
In 2003 he was sent to Iraq by Rolling Stone and embedded with the Marines’ 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Bravo Company. His journalism resulted in the book Generation Kill, which he adapted into an HBO miniseries with David Simon, the creator of The Wire. In the show Wright was played by the actor Lee Tergesen.
Generation Kill (the book) was very formative for younger me. RIP.
My wife is in the military, and she insists it's the most accurate depiction of military life ever created.
Edit to add: Especially, ESPECIALLY, the singing. Apparently the first you learn in the infantry is the lyrics to every Taylor Swift song.
How's it feel, motherfucker? How's it feel to be fuckin' dead?
Damn RIP.
Stay frosty, gents.
Damm this is so sad. Watched the show and read the book, both great.
Who hasn’t sold catnip?
Don't pet a burning dog
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2024
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