Stephanie Mast

To the point where we bought a crib and we were ready to go. And I was considering dropping out of my final semester to be ready to take on a child with what we were assuming was special needs. That she'd have needing ongoing medical care.

And the colonel at the board testified that it was, and that's what we've come up against, is that it was almost like we were just these long rangers acting outside of. That's the narrative. Yeah, that's the narrative that has been put out there. But the reality is, is he said that it was duty policy until it wasn't. And all of a sudden there was a stark, there was a very distinct shift.

And the colonel at the board testified that it was, and that's what we've come up against, is that it was almost like we were just these long rangers acting outside of. That's the narrative. Yeah, that's the narrative that has been put out there. But the reality is, is he said that it was duty policy until it wasn't. And all of a sudden there was a stark, there was a very distinct shift.

And the colonel at the board testified that it was, and that's what we've come up against, is that it was almost like we were just these long rangers acting outside of. That's the narrative. Yeah, that's the narrative that has been put out there. But the reality is, is he said that it was duty policy until it wasn't. And all of a sudden there was a stark, there was a very distinct shift.

And all of a sudden it was shut down. And he said in the meeting with the general that basically decided that she was going to be turned over, that it was the most unprofessional dress down, if you want to say that.

And all of a sudden it was shut down. And he said in the meeting with the general that basically decided that she was going to be turned over, that it was the most unprofessional dress down, if you want to say that.

And all of a sudden it was shut down. And he said in the meeting with the general that basically decided that she was going to be turned over, that it was the most unprofessional dress down, if you want to say that.

Well, at the board, she testified. She was one of the first people to testify, and I was one of the—I guess one of the last. And what was surprising in her testimony is she referred to our daughter as—

Well, at the board, she testified. She was one of the first people to testify, and I was one of the—I guess one of the last. And what was surprising in her testimony is she referred to our daughter as—

Well, at the board, she testified. She was one of the first people to testify, and I was one of the—I guess one of the last. And what was surprising in her testimony is she referred to our daughter as—

an Afghan issue or I think at one point she even said problem and it was the attitude was it was like this is a distraction and I thought she was maybe mad at us for what we did to advocate for her but really it was across the duty footprint like the medical footprint she And some other bad actors found it disturbing that people were becoming emotionally attached or they actually cared about her.

an Afghan issue or I think at one point she even said problem and it was the attitude was it was like this is a distraction and I thought she was maybe mad at us for what we did to advocate for her but really it was across the duty footprint like the medical footprint she And some other bad actors found it disturbing that people were becoming emotionally attached or they actually cared about her.

an Afghan issue or I think at one point she even said problem and it was the attitude was it was like this is a distraction and I thought she was maybe mad at us for what we did to advocate for her but really it was across the duty footprint like the medical footprint she And some other bad actors found it disturbing that people were becoming emotionally attached or they actually cared about her.

And so enough to get baby supplies and do everything that they did to basically love on this little child while she was in their care. And so she saw it as a distraction and something to be done away with. And so when it was my turn to testify, that was for the first time, because I've always wondered, why couldn't people see where we were coming from?

And so enough to get baby supplies and do everything that they did to basically love on this little child while she was in their care. And so she saw it as a distraction and something to be done away with. And so when it was my turn to testify, that was for the first time, because I've always wondered, why couldn't people see where we were coming from?

And so enough to get baby supplies and do everything that they did to basically love on this little child while she was in their care. And so she saw it as a distraction and something to be done away with. And so when it was my turn to testify, that was for the first time, because I've always wondered, why couldn't people see where we were coming from?

To me, it was just a natural choice to advocate for an innocent child. But it was at the board that I saw that it was a fundamental difference in philosophy, or if you want to say worldview, is that we believed that innocent lives should be protected and advocated for if you can. And they were coming from the perspective that it was an inconvenience or a distraction just to do away with it.

To me, it was just a natural choice to advocate for an innocent child. But it was at the board that I saw that it was a fundamental difference in philosophy, or if you want to say worldview, is that we believed that innocent lives should be protected and advocated for if you can. And they were coming from the perspective that it was an inconvenience or a distraction just to do away with it.

To me, it was just a natural choice to advocate for an innocent child. But it was at the board that I saw that it was a fundamental difference in philosophy, or if you want to say worldview, is that we believed that innocent lives should be protected and advocated for if you can. And they were coming from the perspective that it was an inconvenience or a distraction just to do away with it.

It was another issue. And that was the clash. That was the conflict, was there was one side of the camp that was saying, hey, this child deserves our protection. And then the other side is saying, no, this child doesn't really—it's meaningless. It doesn't have anything that affects us, so just do away with it. And what I testified, they asked if perhaps—