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  Moral Injury All Over Again:  How the Afghanistan  Crisis  Affects our Veterans,     by Judy Isaacson Elias   Sandy is distraught. As she watche s  the situation in Afghanistan unfold, all she c an  think of  is  her transla tor,  Gul.  “I’ve known Gul since he was a single guy. Now he has a family. Gul gave us intel that saved our lives. In return, I promised him, on behalf of my government, that , if this situation occurred, he and his family would have   safe  haven  in the United States.  I have  let hi m down.  We are  in  touch,  but I  cannot  get him out. He and his family will most  likely be murdered by the Taliban.”   This is one of many stories I have heard in the past week. Integrity to a soldier is everything.  In frustration  and fear over the lives of Gul and his family , we looked at private rescues. The costs are great, and the r...