A Green Beret’s Near Death Experience

A Green Beret’s Near Death Experience
Staff Sergeant Kevin Flike in Kunduz, Afghanistan 2010. Courtesy of Kevin Flike
Andrew Thomas
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Waking up in a combat zone everyday for months on end can make a soldier wonder if each day is going to be their last. One special forces soldier was almost killed in action, and now he’s making a documentary about his experience to raise awareness regarding the psychical and psychological wounds soldiers and their families struggle with when they return home.

Kevin Flike enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from Union College at the age of 22. Having attended an all boys Catholic military school, he had always had an interest in military life. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 occurred during Flike’s senior year of high school, and further motivated him to join the service.