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Creator of Humans Of New York: blog, video series, and two #1 NYT bestselling books. More of a party on Instagram: @humansofny

New York, NY
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    1. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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      (1/6) “We met in college. Mark had long hair and a beard. He was class president so there were posters of him..."pic.twitter.com/1P26geG91J

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    2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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      (2/6) “The Army was different back then. You have to remember, we had all those years of peace. For us it was..."pic.twitter.com/JsVmnQFLl5

      2 replies 253 retweets 435 likes
    3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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      (3/6) “I lost my dad when I was eleven. So I know what it means to be sad. I just didn’t know that you could die..."pic.twitter.com/AfuoE32P8I

      9 replies 346 retweets 693 likes
      Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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      (4/6) “Jeffrey was set to deploy not long after Kevin’s death. I begged him not to go. I remember we went on a..."pic.twitter.com/mQcmylKmkt

      2:09 PM - 28 Aug 2016
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      • fern Sarah Kelly The Wolverine. Janet M.Debar Rebecca ርብቃ 🥀SalsaHerdez🕸 karabara michelle
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        2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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          (5/6) “I knew the moment Mark came home. The general was with him. That morning I’d seen on the Internet that..."pic.twitter.com/8Bs0wXeXXJ

          8 replies 272 retweets 644 likes
        3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 28 Aug 2016
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          (6/6) “We like to say that God has a plan, but we just didn’t get to have a say in it. After the boys died, we..."pic.twitter.com/DGBI8tWTJ8

          25 replies 456 retweets 1,274 likes
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        1. Janie Stolar‏ @JanieFierce 28 Aug 2016
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          these are heartbreaking. I am moved by this resilient family.

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        1. GT‏ @G385 28 Aug 2016
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          I'm so sorry for your loss

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        1. Good Jalapeño‏ @goodjalapeno 28 Aug 2016
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          beyond heartbreaking 😭

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        1. k@monjo maina‏ @kamonjomaina 28 Aug 2016
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          sad

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        2. Jenny Amy‏ @njenva 28 Aug 2016
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          This is the saddest thing I've read in a really long time. Cc @pamunya

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        3. Patience Muthoni‏ @pamunya 29 Aug 2016
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          read it yesterday....for tears. Dunno why I was concerned that Melanie has married an army guy.

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