To Prepare for War, Dubbed Disney Classics and a Detour to the “Wild West”
“Guess it’s time to find The Lion King in Pashto.” A Marine studies Disney classics in Arabic to prepare for the Iraq war only to be sent to Afghanistan.
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DonateNathan Lowry is a former Marine Corps ground intelligence officer with operational experience in Afghanistan, Africa, and Europe. His writing has recently appeared in the U.S. Army War College’s online journal, War Room. He graduated from Cornell University in 2013 and is an incoming member of Harvard Law School’s class of 2024.
“Guess it’s time to find The Lion King in Pashto.” A Marine studies Disney classics in Arabic to prepare for the Iraq war only to be sent to Afghanistan.