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Hazard pay: I went to work in war-torn Afghanistan to help support my family, I nearly gave up my life in the process.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-FEB-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Hazard pay: I went to work in war-torn Afghanistan to help support my family, I nearly gave up my life in the process.(As Told To / Stories from Texans in their own words.)

Article Excerpt
In 2003 I was working on a project as a construction engineer in Houston at the Bush Intercontinental Airport, and my job function eventually played out. I was scrambling around looking for a job when a friend of mine, a headhunter in California, said, "Hey, how'd you like to go overseas, to Afghanistan?" I sent my resume to the company he'd told me about, and they immediately put me on a flight to meet them in Washington. I think I was hired before I got off the plane.

There were financial reasons why I had to go. I have a husband, and we're helping raise his twelve-year-old grandson. We'd been married less...

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