How about some good news for a change:
Mr. Wadi arrived in the United States in September with a special immigrant visa for Iraqi and Afghan interpreters. But with his savings nearly depleted and unable to land a decent job, Wadi enlisted in the Army. He begins training in South Carolina Monday.
Wadi isn't worried about returning to Iraq, where many of his countrymen considered him a traitor because he worked with American forces. His allegiance is now to the United States, he says.
"I want to serve this country because this country returned to me my life," Wadi says. "If I had stayed in Iraq, I'd be dead now."
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Wadi isn't the only one. Check out Michael Totten's post here:
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2008/01/the-final-missi.php
If you are in a hurry, search that post for "Staff Sergeant Crash"
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