Ahmed's Diary - Just Another Day in Baghdad
Tuesday, November 10 2009
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Ahmed's Diary - Just another day in Baghdad
Ahmed's self portrait
Ahmed Fadaam, The Story's regular diarist, has just started a new job in Baghdad. He was on his way to work recently when he felt his car shake: a massive bomb had exploded in the city. Soon after, Ahmed got word his brother might have been injured. His tells the story in the latest installment of Ahmed's Diary.
- Hear other entries in Ahmed's Diary
A NEW MISSION
Jon (top) and Chris Boggiano
Jon and Chris Boggiano are brothers, West Point graduates, and veterans of the Iraq war. They served during the battle of Fallujah and saw some terrible things. They say many of their friends and fellow soldiers have struggled to find meaning and purpose after the intensity and camaraderie they experienced in combat.
Jon and Chris consider themselves lucky. They're entrepreneurs who have started their own sustainable building consulting company, and they say their belief in this work matches the dedication they once felt in the Army. The brothers talk with Dick Gordon about how they got the idea to start the company, and how their perspective as veterans helps them contribute to the green economy.
- Read more about the brothers' company, Everblue
- See Jon and Chris in Iraq
LOST IN ACTION: AN UPDATE
Marshall Anderson
A couple of years ago, Dick spoke with Marshall Anderson about his father's best story from World War II. It involved losing a treasured class ring on the battlefield. Many years later, long after his father had died, Marshall came home to a message on his answering machine: the ring Marshall's dad had lost nearly 60 years earlier was found. Marshall has since visited the battleground in Germany, and seen what he thinks may be the exact spot where the ring was lost.
- Hear Dick's original interview with Marshall
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