Passion points: 3 stories about technology that inspires and empowers

In 2010, Chris Merkle returned home to California after spending most of the prior two decades in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, Army Reservist and private security contractor. Going home to the ocean waves he grew up near -- and left at 17 to join the Marines -- brought Merkle comfort, but also uncertainty and uneasiness.Now, out of the...In 2010, Chris Merkle returned home to California after spending most of the prior two decades in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, Army Reservist and private security contractor. Going home to the ocean waves he grew up near -- and left at 17 to join the Marines -- brought Merkle comfort, but also uncertainty and uneasiness.Now, out of the military and trying to adapt to the slower pace of civilian life, Merkle found himself increasingly startled, irritable and hyper-vigilant, even during his down time. At night, he struggled to fall asleep, and, when he finally did go to sleep, he'd have nightmares. That cycle would repeat itself as lack of sle
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