Nick Irving on the Psychological Weight of 33 Confirmed Kills — 'You Don't Leave That Behind'

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Nick Irving on the Psychological Weight of 33 Confirmed Kills — 'You Don't Leave That Behind'

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"Nick Irving on the Psychological Weight of 33 Confirmed Kills — 'You Don't Leave That Behind'"

Numbers strip the humanity from war. Thirty-three confirmed kills. For analysts and historians, it's a data point. For Nick Irving, it is something he carries every day.

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Irving served as a sniper with the 75th Ranger Regiment, one of the U.S. Army's most elite light infantry units. His deployment to Afghanistan produced a kill count that placed him among the most effective combat snipers in modern American military history.

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