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Typically, I avoid comparisons between sports and warfare. A lacrosse game is not “a war.” Players aren’t “soldiers.” It’s not life or death on Homewood Field — it is in the mountains of Northern Afghanistan. Serving in Northern Afghanistan only re-emphasized that and re-energized his love for lacrosse. There’s something about a team, everyone working to a common goal, everyone playing their part, sharing in glory and disappointments, having those shared experiences, that really...