we begin our coverage with a panel on the war featuring david finkel. >> hello, i am a staff writer and i'm talking about the realities of war three distinguished writers who have attacked the subject from different angles. .. >> has been documenting the effects of war on the human psyche. the most recent book, critically acclaimed "thank you for your service" chronicles challenged by american soldiers and families in war's aftermath. it has received numerous awards. the previous book, "the good soldiers," best selling account of an infantry battalion won multiple awards, named the top 10 book of the year by the "new york times," and he's an editor and writer for the "the washington post," reporting from central america, asia, europe, and covered in war in kosovo and iraq. among the honors are a pulitzer prize and genius grant in 2012. here's david moore, a former marine infantry officer. he covered the wars in iraq and afghanistan for slate, salon, and virginia quarterly review. his first dispatch for the virginia quarterly review from iraq titled "the big sock notes from the jar head