Oral History: Marshall Rogers

Last week, Marshall Rogers sat for his second oral history session with the Milspouse Oral Histories Project. His account is raw, introspective, and revealing, and illustrates how difficult it is to maintain an emotional connection with one’s spouse while enduring separate trauma, and the dedication needed to grow that connection as we grow and change individually. Thank you, Marshall, for honoring the project with your story.

NOTE: This account contains graphic language, graphic descriptions of combat experience and its aftereffects, and discussions of mental health.

If you are interested in sharing your story with the project, send an email to milspouseoralhistoriesproject@gmail.com, or find the project on Instagram @milspouseoralhistoriesproject.