America and Afghanistan: August 2021
I wasn't planning to post anything until Chris' birthday, but here I am. While I have never been to Afghanistan, I will always be connected to Afghanistan. Seeing what has transpired there over the last two weeks breaks my heart - not that it was or ever could be mended after my brother was killed in Afghanistan August 6, 2011. In addition to my brother's teammates who died that day, seven Afghan allies lost their lives as well. I have often thought of their sisters and brothers, their moms and dads, friends, children and spouses. Our grief unites us though we have never met. A couple years ago I learned that Chris received an award for helping over 100 Afghan women and children to safety. I worry for them now and have thought of them often since hearing about my brothers heroic actions. I feel angry, sad, confused and hopeless, and I cannot imagine how intense the emotions of our American military and Afghan citizens are during this time. Judging a situation will never m...