I'm reminding myself that amid this long war, the US troops who died at the gate today had clear mission - they were helping desperate Afghans and Americans leave Kabul.
Quil Lawrence
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Quil Lawrence
@QuilLawrence
NPR news covering veterans. Also climate and national security. Former Bureau Chief in Baghdad and Kabul. Signal: QuilNPR.10
Joined December 2011
- Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas. propublica.org/article/taxpay…
- A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor npr.org/2020/09/29/917…
- Some vets I interviewed have a sort of designated driver - not for car keys, but to hold their guns during a tough patch.Researchers say there's one clear way to reduce chances of veterans killing themselves: Put their guns out of reach n.pr/2prnvG1
- ethics czar informs me I used "literally" figuratively on the air Sunday. I am sorry for the shame I have brought upon NPR and my family.
- We're asking the tough questions over here: Why didn't The Electric Company last as long as Sesame Street? npr.org/2021/10/25/104…
- Carrying a 25 year old home. That's the youngest looking honor guard I've ever seen - they can't be much older than the war.The body of US Army Sergeant Leandro A.S. Jasso, arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Monday. The 25-year-old Jasso died Saturday during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, US Defense Department officials said on Sunday.
00:00 - Twenty years ago in Kabul I met a woman who forever changed the way I looked at the world.@Roughly Home/Front: Marla's War npr.org/2021/06/29/101…
- Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits npr.org/2022/03/09/108…
- Five years ago, I started telling my editor about Matt Lammers. One minute into the pitch he interrupted me and just said, "go." Thanks @philewing
- VA pausing foreclosures after NPR investigation
- Dr. Shulkin just spoke with us "I was not against reforming the VA, but I was against privatization."Outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on how the VA has changed in the last few months. n.pr/2Gih3vk
- Afghan Allies That Were Left Behind Face An Uncertain Future npr.org/2021/09/23/104…
