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Kuwaiti Exchange

The sign on the door reads, “Please keep closed. Air conditioning is on.” Entering, it hits me. A kiosk of keychains. We had not been inside a building for months. A shelf of sneakers. Many had lost legs, feet to IEDs and shrapnel. A carousel of chocolate. It’s 130 degrees. Watches. Only if they canContinue reading “Kuwaiti Exchange”

Posted bylbender59November 11, 2023May 26, 2024Posted inMilitaryTags:trauma, USMC, veteran, war1 Comment on Kuwaiti Exchange

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