Daughter, Soldier, Medic

A slight change of focus.

I felt inspired by the story of Khizr Khan (and his wife Ghazala) and the speech he gave at the Democratic National Convention. And, was reminded of a profile that I wrote over ten years ago.

In 2005, Alpa Ladani had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. She was a great interview subject. And, unexpectedly, so were her parents.

I re-posted the story on Medium. Click here to read it.