kabul

Soldiers trading dip for a technical may be the most Army story ever.

'He was talking to his Marines in a real way'

“[H]e would’ve been the best dad."

“No one could’ve predicted how this unfolded. The entire situation was surreal.”

“I don’t wanna close my eyes without feeling like I lived.”

'I do think that there are a lot of people that are trying to white-knuckle it right now.'

"I haven't found a way to explain it with any words I know," one Marine said.

'In this division, leaders jump first, eat last – always.'

"There is no greater honor for a Marine to be called to save Americans...That is what my Marines did. They will always be my heroes."

The mission continues — for now.

Rest in peace.

"We will hunt you down and make you pay.”

'We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds.  And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devastating grief.'

Too many people. Not enough time.

Surreal.

BFFs.

'No U.S. or coalition forces were hurt during a brief exchange of gunfire.'

Digital Dunkirk.

The Gauntlet.

'We don’t have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people.'

"No way they’re going to be able to navigate that. It’s very dicey. It’s very dangerous, and it’s completely unpredictable."

“We don’t have any president, we don’t have anything."

Chaos has engulfed Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Yikes.

In the end, the Taliban outlasted the United States.