Chief Wiggles isn't the only one to start up an organization for Iraqi children. Reserve SPC David McCorkle has started American Aid for Children of Nineveh, Iraq since he's been deployed.
His is an inspiring story: a 44-year-old man loses 125 pounds after September 11 so he would qualify for the Reserves and then deploys for a year in Iraq. And then he spends $5000 of his own money to start a charity for Iraqi schools.
My favorite quote: “I want to raise awareness and understanding of what issues the children face here, and take him to Disney World." That sentence betrays SPC McCorkle's American-ness: wanting to do something big for the child's common good as well as something fun to lift his spirits. It reminds me of a quote I read a long time ago where a soldier looked out into the Iraqi desert and suggested building an amusement park there.
Something that brings the lasting joy of democracy and education, as well as the momentary thrill of a roller coaster.
Posted by Sarah at March 2, 2004 12:44 PMI'm still trying to locate someone doing this in Afghanistan. All my contacts have rotated home from there, and I promised the folks at Harry's Place I would try to locate someone.
Posted by: Mike at March 2, 2004 02:14 PM