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Soldier’s Sacrifice
I found this lovely essay written by a soldier’s mother. She has been lucky and hasn’t had the misfortune of losing her son in the field that so many military moms are facing. She reflects on this, and makes comparisons of her son to another young soldier who recently lost his life in Afghanistan. Click... »
Soldier’s Son Takes Father’s Legacy And Fulfills Promise
This is beautiful. This shows that war is only fought by those men who really have nothing to do with the debate that started the whole mess. When you get down to it, it’s just regular men trapped in a terrifying muddy hole somewhere far from home. 64 years ago, at the battle of Iwo... »
Red Cross Worker Killed in Crossfire
After a long day at the office moving boxes and securing the arrival of humanitarian supplies, Red Cross logistics coordinator Vatche Arslanian had just one more thing to do. Give a ride home to an employee who lived on the other side of Baghdad.It was a final act of kindness for the husky Canadian... »
The Ultimate Gift
In an earlier post I featured a young man who threw himself in front of a tripwire blast to save his comrades. His story had a happy ending – he suffered only minor injuries. But most of these stories don’t turn out so well. Read this article that talks about more brave men who... »
Volunteer Doctors are Heroes
Dedication to a cause has no limits: With bombs falling around them, Doctors Without Borders refused to leave Iraq — continuing to work in a Baghdad hospital treating the torrent of sick and wounded despite the dangers of war.It wasn’t long before two members of the Medecins Sans Frontieres — as the group is known... »
Hero at Home
I just ran across this beautiful article. It is written by a woman who has had massive kidney problems for years. As the disease progressed, she eventually had to be put on dialysis due to her kidneys failing. One of the things she did to keep her spirits up was to volunteer with Books... »