When Vice President Pence locked eyes with Doctor Nemam Ghafouri, tears filled his eyes. No words were needed. He understood. He was looking at representatives of communities destroyed by our failures as a nation. Doctor Ghafouri never grasped the impact she made in her visit to Washington DC and NYC in 2016. She was a strong, brave, beautiful warrior. Nemam Ghafouri was larger and more forceful than the heroines of legend.