You methodically treat someone's arm as bullets whistle around you and explosions roar. Such moments are impossible to become used to, even when you're a nurse. A young private rushes toward you, falling and stuttering. "There... leg... Crushed!" You run to the designated spot and witness a gruesome scene. Your husband Dimitri's leg is stuck under a flipped military car. He screams in agony, unable to think of anything but the pain. His leg must be amputated, right there during the battle.
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