Military Life Narratives and Identity Development among Black Post-9/11 Veterans
By: Deon M. Hall, Jeffrey A. Rings and Tyler Anderson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i3.216 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 46
Submitted on: Oct 7, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 7, 2020
Published on: Dec 10, 2020
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
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