Journey: Walking each other home

Photo and text from NPR:

Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, Calif. [am's note:  Nicole is one of the thirteen Americans who died on August 28]

This undated photo provided by U.S. Department of Defense Twitter page posted on Aug. 20 shows Sgt. Nicole Gee holding a baby at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Officials said Saturday that Gee was killed in Thursday's bombing.

U.S. Department of Defense/AP
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Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An’ for each an’ ev’ry underdog soldier in the night

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Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned an’ forsaked

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Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey by GB Tran comes to mind this morning.  The sorrow of war repeating itself at the end of August 2021.  The chimes of freedom flashing and tolling.