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(GCV Editor’s Note: This article will likely trigger those suffering from PTSD. I try to remember to put this warning in all of my personal articles, but sometimes I forget.)

When I returned home from Afghanistan, I knew the war would end, and my career would disappear along with it. A few days after returning, I wrote my first article for

The Bulwark
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The Bulwark
Do Not Forget Afghanistan
I left Afghanistan for the last time a little over a month ago—on Memorial Day. After six deployments of more than four cumulative years in Iraq and Afghanistan, servin…
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Retired US Air Force SNCO. Combat Veteran with multiple rotations in support of Afghanistan and Africa missions. Defense Technology Geek.
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Active-duty Air Force member with 11 years of service, dual-military, mom of three, and former Arabic linguist now trading headphones for stethoscopes as a nurse commissioning student.
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Hi all! I am an SNCO in the US Air Force. I'm here to share stories about military life, it's highs and lows. My son drew me in my uniform for a PFP. My opinions are my own, and in no way officially representing USAF or DoD Policy.
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Nasirullah John Safi, a multilingual writer, journalist, and former U.S. military interpreter, shares stories of war and resilience. Based in Oregon, he authored Get the Terp Up Here! and Indispensable, with A Thousand Miles to Freedom coming soon.
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