SF: Iraq Test

A Story of Service and Leadership

Captain Ivan Castro was blinded in Iraq and has chosen to continue serving in the Army's Special Forces.

Haider Alsaedy is an Iraqi immigrant to the U.S. He now helps provide medical supplies to people in Iraq.

Joshua Casteel served as an interrogator at Abu Graib. His experience was also a spiritual awakening and he ended up a conscientious objector.

Raya Asee had to flee Iraq without her son. He's now with relatives in Jordan and she awaits the day they'll see each other again.

James Loney was captured and held hostage in Iraq, an experience that challenged his pacifist ideals.

Rudy Reyes and Eric Kocher served together in Iraq and shared their experiences as consultants and actors in HBO's new TV show about the war.

Sean Lewis and Michael Bradley were friends in Iraq. Both were badly injured. They now play golf as part of their rehabilitation.

Debbie Crawford was an electrician in Iraq for 2 years. She saw things there she says would never be legal in the United States.

When Joshua Bertelson was 9 his father was serving in Iraq for the second time. Joshua talks to Dick about coping with his dad's absence.