Maya Alleruzo: Injured Soldier 'A Beacon Of Hope' Essay

Check out Maya Alleruzo's new essay -- Injured soldier 'a beacon of hope' -- in the Washington Times. it is the story of Capt. Furat, an Iraqi officer badly injured during a Christmas Day ambush. Interesting insight into the special challenges faced by Iraqi soldiers. Here's the lede.... By Maya Alleruzzo THE WASHINGTON TIMES January 25, 2006 BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- The powerful legs that carried him through battle lay stretched before him, motionless underneath a blanket. The broad shoulders and bulging forearms that once easily carried an 80-pound machine gun lay limp at his sides. Somewhere in Iraq, those who tried to kill him wait to finish the job. Capt. Furat, 28, struggles to sort out a life that was shattered Christmas Day in an ambush by gunmen disguised as Iraqi soldiers while he was visiting his family.

Smiling through the pain: Capt. Furat managed a laugh despite his wounds at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq. MAYA ALLERUZZO (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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