NARGES
IRANIAN MOTHER OF THREE SONS
KILLED IN THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR
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I'VE SEEN MANY WARS,
MY SON!
PEOPLE COME AND GO.
BODIES DIE,
BUT BELIEFS DON'T.
HE USED TO SAY
TRUTH COMES LATE,
BUT IT COMES."
HE IS GONE.
YET WHAT HE STOOD
FOR STILL BREATHES.