Orphaned in an Instant

Chris Hondros

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Samar Hassan screams moments after her parents were killed when American soldiers fired on their car as they were driving home January 18, 2005 in Tal Afar, Iraq. Samar and four siblings survived the accidental shooting, though her brother Racan was seriously wounded and later would be flown to the U.S. for treatment.

Chris Hondros, "Orphaned in an Instant," in POYi Archive, Item #35982, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/35982 (accessed June 25, 2025).