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Back to EpisodesBridgingTime: A Dialogue Between Lives with Benjamin Carraud
Description
Jim interviews Benjamin Carraud (Jim in the U.S., Benjamin in Vietnam) about the publication of Carraud’s book, “Goodbye Fields of Prokhorovka,” and continues their discussion of Carraud's first regression experience of dying as a WWII officer. Then his consciousness observed the battlefield for about four days, unable to affect events.
Carraud describes witnessing dead soldiers from both German and Soviet sides gradually realizing they had died, and gathering as silent observers. He saw the painful moment of realizing a living person (later identified as his brother) could not sense him.
He recounts the difficult 30 days between his first and second regressions, with ongoing flashbacks and doubts about mental illness, until historical research led him to a source noting Captain Kuntzman’s death on July 8, 1943.
Finding matching details and the date coincidence, Carraud contacted Kuntzman’s grandson and family, who responded supportively and helped verify details. They will discuss Kuntzman’s background in the next episode.