As missile attacks intensified between Israel and Iran last week, a Kansas City-area nurse was providing aid in Jordan. She describes her experience in the country situated between two warring nations.

The United States has executed airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, intervening in the war over the weekend in support of Israel. Roxanne Jones, a Kansas City-area nurse and vice president of Lenexa-based Global Care Force, was providing aid in Jordan, located between the two nations. She shares her experience with Steve Kraske on KCUR's daily talk show Up To Date.

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