Karlyn Ramirez came from a long line of military women. Both her mother and aunt had served for their country, and it was instilled in Karlyn that this was a way of making the world a better place.
Wanting to follow in their footsteps, at 21 Karlyn dropped out of university to enlist. After the gruelling training, in 2013 she was sent to serve in South Korea.
There she met Sergeant Maliek Kearney, then 32. The chemical weapons specialist was older and far more