[blackie]

Great story ~ thanks saquin!

[saquin]

Scott Southworth has created his new family after meeting Ala as an orphan while serving in Iraq.

[Mother Goose]

Aren't we lucky to be part of a nation full of real men like Scott Southworth? Thank goodness there is only one Ted Kennedy, and millions of Scotts. (And Saquins.) God bless.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

What a wonderful man. God bless both of them.

[OldEagle]

Don't ask, don't tell.

[GloriaJane]

What a wonderful story! God Bless them!

[nw_arizona_granny]

An American to be proud of.

[Calpernia]

"I guess I consider myself a devoted Christian, and I finally asked myself what I would say if, someday, I encountered Ala'a in heaven and he asked me why I didn't come back to get him. When I asked the question, I could feel the shame that would have covered me if I had talked to him," he said.

[Calpernia]

"I guess I consider myself a devoted Christian, and I finally asked myself what I would say if, someday, I encountered Ala'a in heaven and he asked me why I didn't come back to get him. When I asked the question, I could feel the shame that would have covered me if I had talked to him," he said.

[McGavin999]

What an incredible man.

[djreece]

Thank you for the heartwarming story, and God bless Capt. Scott Southworth!

[najida]

Thank you for posting this. Puts my day (and life) in a whole different perspective.

[melikewhoiam]

I guess I have a different perspective on this article. First, I thought it was scary, reason one: here is a Capt. that served in Iraq with the U.S. National Guard. At first I thought this is nice that he is adopting this special needs child, but then I saw this article and an interview about this matter on CNN. I changed my thought about this. This Capt. Southworth is endangering this child by being on TV and in all the news magazines. We now know where Mr. Southworth lives and works, so does any Iraqi who is upset with the war and that some American has taken this child and is now rasing the child as a “Christian”. This scares me. Also I did some research about Mr.Southworth, he looks like a political wonk that is after more press for his political career.