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Veterans Put Pen To Paper To Share Their Stories

Iraq War veteran Roy Scranton, author of the new novel "War Porn." (Alex Ashlock/Here & Now)
Iraq War veteran Roy Scranton, author of the new novel "War Porn." (Alex Ashlock/Here & Now)

There is a long tradition of writing about war, and the veterans of the most recent wars — Iraq and Afghanistan — are adding their books to the canon. Here & Now‘s Alex Ashlock has been speaking with some of them, and has this report.

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