Posted on 07/04/2008 3:37:28 PM PDT by mdittmar
Spc. Razan Saied seems like an unlikely soldier.
She once taught elementary school in her native Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. That was before she, her husband and their three children fled the Saddam Hussein regime a decade ago.
Later, as U.S. citizens, her husband and children supported her decision to enlist in the Army, even if they didn't fully understand it.
"I kind of thought she was joking," said her 10-year-old son, Alan.
"She's a soccer mom!" said daughter Sana, 14.
But Spc. Saied felt a calling to serve, which she did as a Kurdish translator for U.S. commanders. She feels it still now, as she struggles to recover from the traumatic head and hip injuries she suffered in Iraq, the result of a Humvee rollover.
"I'm a soldier," she said.
The Richardson resident will spend Independence Day at home with her family before returning to San Antonio for another round of grueling physical therapy. The three-bedroom home is the first they've owned since coming to the United States in 2000, a gift from a national charitable group.
Spc. Saied, 39, can walk only with crutches. But she has no regrets about enlisting.
"I wanted to do something for this country because I love this country," she said. "Here, you have freedom."
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
That's why I have no problem granting citizenship to those foreigners who have served honorably in our armed forces.
Very nice! I saw two soldiers downtown at the fireworks tonight. One was a white kid probably from the Midwest (judging by his accent) and the other was an Hispanic woman probably (by her accent) from Texas. They looked great and I thanked them for what they are doing.
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NEVER FORGET
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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts
http://www.Freerepublic.com/~aloharonnie/
http://www.Freerepublic.com/~anita1/
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NEVER FORGET
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Make no mistake about it,
this new 21st Century of ours
is really all about
freeing all the women of the world
to be all that they already
are in GOD’s Eyes,
...and all that they can be
...while here on the Earth.
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Praise GOD that
President BUSH has us now going
back to Earth’s Moon permanently
and then onto the Planet Mars,
...bringing those still living here
...in the 7th Century AD
...along for the ride.
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God bless her and her family. She exemplifies patriotism.
btt
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Please see ALOHA RONNIE Post No. 24...
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Thank you very much.
God bless this brave lady.
Good post...
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