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Geoff Dempsey

Geoff Dempsey is a former Marine sergeant and a veteran of Afghanistan. He served from 2006 to 2011. He lives in western Massachusetts where he earned his B.A. in Journalism from UMass Amherst.

Recent articles from Geoff Dempsey

Scene from Netflix's Black Mirror, "Men Against Fire"
Entertainment
Are American Service Members Brainwashed To See The Enemy As Subhuman?
Black Mirror paints a picture of a futuristic military that makes its soldiers literally see its enemies as monsters. In today’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, how close are we to that?
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Noah Serigny, a corpsmen with the Provincial Police Advisory Team, provides security during a visit to Main Operating Base Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013.
Community
I Never Saw Combat As A Marine In Afghanistan, And I’m Okay With That
War sucks, but not always in the ways we expect it to.