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Interpreter killed in Kabul airport attack aided Marines in Sangin

By Beth Bailey
Published August 30, 2021 12:00pm ET
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Interpreter killed in Kabul airport attack aided Marines in Sangin
In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo, provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, families walk towards their flight during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. | (Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

Since Kabul, Afghanistan, fell under Taliban control on Aug. 15, U.S. veterans have gone to incredible lengths to ensure their interpreters, many of whom were mired in the broken Special Immigrant Visa process, reached safety.

For some, there will be no happy ending.

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