Stephanie Mast
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And the early part of that deployment, being that I was trying to wrap up my degree and everything, I was kind of like, oh, how am I going to do this? And I was focused on myself.
And the early part of that deployment, being that I was trying to wrap up my degree and everything, I was kind of like, oh, how am I going to do this? And I was focused on myself.
And the early part of that deployment, being that I was trying to wrap up my degree and everything, I was kind of like, oh, how am I going to do this? And I was focused on myself.
And then all of a sudden, when I heard about this baby, and just really, because Joshua, when he would call me, he would describe just what he was seeing with other children when he'd go out outside the gate and everything.
And then all of a sudden, when I heard about this baby, and just really, because Joshua, when he would call me, he would describe just what he was seeing with other children when he'd go out outside the gate and everything.
And then all of a sudden, when I heard about this baby, and just really, because Joshua, when he would call me, he would describe just what he was seeing with other children when he'd go out outside the gate and everything.
It was eye-opening that, you know, here I am safe at home with my children and that there are millions of children in other parts of the world that are not guaranteed safety or a roof over their head or food. And so Baby Sparrow was something it gave us, it instantly shifted my perspective off of myself. And there was this innocent child that And that, you know, his whole future was at risk.
It was eye-opening that, you know, here I am safe at home with my children and that there are millions of children in other parts of the world that are not guaranteed safety or a roof over their head or food. And so Baby Sparrow was something it gave us, it instantly shifted my perspective off of myself. And there was this innocent child that And that, you know, his whole future was at risk.
It was eye-opening that, you know, here I am safe at home with my children and that there are millions of children in other parts of the world that are not guaranteed safety or a roof over their head or food. And so Baby Sparrow was something it gave us, it instantly shifted my perspective off of myself. And there was this innocent child that And that, you know, his whole future was at risk.
And so that's where Sparrow came from was not having a name or knowing anything about it. And then a few weeks later is when we saw the photo and we realized she was a girl.
And so that's where Sparrow came from was not having a name or knowing anything about it. And then a few weeks later is when we saw the photo and we realized she was a girl.
And so that's where Sparrow came from was not having a name or knowing anything about it. And then a few weeks later is when we saw the photo and we realized she was a girl.
your daughter to go back to that that's who we're dealing with well i think there's they've done a very good job at twisting the narrative because i think by and large the larger american public we don't they're not aware of the atrocities like what service members have seen on the ground what life is like actually on the ground in afghanistan most of the american public doesn't know that
your daughter to go back to that that's who we're dealing with well i think there's they've done a very good job at twisting the narrative because i think by and large the larger american public we don't they're not aware of the atrocities like what service members have seen on the ground what life is like actually on the ground in afghanistan most of the american public doesn't know that
your daughter to go back to that that's who we're dealing with well i think there's they've done a very good job at twisting the narrative because i think by and large the larger american public we don't they're not aware of the atrocities like what service members have seen on the ground what life is like actually on the ground in afghanistan most of the american public doesn't know that
And so it sounds very judgmental or it sounds like, oh, you can't say that or no, surely that can't be true. But the reality is there's a very big difference in the value of children. Like, they have a very different perspective.
And so it sounds very judgmental or it sounds like, oh, you can't say that or no, surely that can't be true. But the reality is there's a very big difference in the value of children. Like, they have a very different perspective.
And so it sounds very judgmental or it sounds like, oh, you can't say that or no, surely that can't be true. But the reality is there's a very big difference in the value of children. Like, they have a very different perspective.
Well, what I would add, though, is that the attorneys that we've dealt with, they make it sound like we're, what would you say, like... Like, we're almost like we're making it out.
Well, what I would add, though, is that the attorneys that we've dealt with, they make it sound like we're, what would you say, like... Like, we're almost like we're making it out.