Where War Ends: A Combat Veteran's 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal the Wounds of War -- Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury Through Meditation

**An Iraq War veteran's riveting journey from suicidal despair to hope** Winner of a 2019 Foreword INDIES Silver Book of the Year Award After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war — the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a "moral injury" — a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt that haunted him, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America, walking from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Pacific Ocean with a fellow veteran. Readers walk with these men as they meet other veterans, Native American healers, and spiritual teachers who appear in the most unexpected forms. At the end of their trek, Voss realizes he is really just beginning his healing. He pursues meditation training and discovers sacred breathing techniques that shatter his understanding of war and himself, and move him from despair to hope. Voss's story will give inspiration to veterans, their friends and family, and survivors of all kinds. The riveting story of an Iraq war veterans on-foot journey across America, through his burdens of moral injury, and into personal healing and advocacy After serving in a scout/sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a moral injury a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt that haunted him, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America, walking with a fellow veteran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Pacific Ocean. Readers walk with these men as they meet fellow veterans and Native American healers. At the end of their riveting journey, Voss realizes he is really just beginning his healing. He pursues meditation training and discovers sacred breathing techniques that shatter his understanding of war and himself, and move him from despair to hope. Vosss story will give inspiration to veterans, their friends and family, and survivors of all kinds. "A veteran of the Iraq War describes his struggle to heal from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and come to terms with the horrors of combat"-- Provided by publisher