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Karie Fugett

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Human Parts

I Owe My New Life to My Marine Husband’s Death

He lost his leg to a bomb in Iraq and his life to painkillers back home

May 21, 2020

I Owe My New Life to My Marine Husband’s Death

May 21, 2020

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The Startup

The U.S. Army Asked Its Twitter Followers How Serving Has Impacted Them

Thousands responded and it is gut-wrenching

May 26, 2019

The U.S. Army Asked Its Twitter Followers How Serving Has Impacted Them

May 26, 2019

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Human Parts

I Don’t Want to Hate the Only Body I’ll Ever Have

At 33, I’m finally learning to shed a lifetime of shame

May 12, 2019

Silhouette of a woman in a room.

May 12, 2019

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Human Parts

I Watched My Husband Die and Come to Life in a Single Day

A war hero’s battle with opioid addiction

Apr 7, 2019

I Watched My Husband Die and Come to Life in a Single Day

Apr 7, 2019

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Human Parts

Surviving As a Woman in a Place Built for Men

My winter at Camp Lejeune

Feb 5, 2019

Surviving As a Woman in a Place Built for Men

Feb 5, 2019

Published in
The Startup

Need A Miracle

I was at a stoplight when I noticed the one-armed man. His nose and cheekbones were prominent — sharp; the fleshiness of his cheeks had…

Jan 23, 2019

Need A Miracle

Jan 23, 2019

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Human Parts

How the Iraq War Changed My Life Forever

Love, resilience, and my husband’s war wounds

Jan 20, 2019

How the Iraq War Changed My Life Forever

Jan 20, 2019

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Human Parts

All My Friends Are Pregnant, and All I Feel Is Fear

I’m not sure what’s scarier: losing touch with my friends who become parents, or becoming one myself

Jan 13, 2019

All My Friends Are Pregnant, and All I Feel Is Fear

Jan 13, 2019

Published in
The Startup

War Hero

On April 20, 2010 at 9:56 p.m., the day my husband’s body was found, an explosion occurred on the Deep Water Horizon oil rig off the coast…

Dec 18, 2018

War Hero

Dec 18, 2018

Karie Fugett

Karie Fugett

I’m human, just like you. Author of ALIVE DAY (Dial Press, 2023). More about me @ https://kariefugett.wordpress.com/

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