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DEL.ICIO.USHeart to heart and eye to eye
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeremy Redmon/AJC
Holding Nura, who was abandoned by her family in early 2003, is Capt. Peter Keough, a chaplain with the 49th Military Police Brigade. Nura has no arms or legs.• MORE PHOTOS
Far from home and missing their own children, the burly soldiers with the Fairfield, Calif.,-based 49th Military Police Brigade couldn’t resist when they saw the kids.
They set their rifles aside, pulled off their body armor and held the children tight, speaking softly, close to their ears.
They were visiting the Missionaries of Charity Teresa Dar Al Mahabha orphanage, which has been operating in Baghdad for 17 years.
The Catholic orphanage serves handicapped children, ages 2 to 12. Some are blind. Others have birth defects. Many were abandoned by their families.
The brigade, which includes soldiers from Fort Benning, Ga., recently delivered about a dozen boxes of diapers, baby formula and other items to the orphanage.
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By Donna
February 16, 2006 10:59 AM | Link to this
How can we help? Any place to send supplies? What can we send?
By "Momma" Kat Orr
February 16, 2006 01:26 PM | Link to this
Ditto to what Donna said…what can we do to help?
“Mommma Kat” Loganville, GA Jeffskat@gmail.com
PS - to our heroes out there…THANX. Y’all are doing an awesome job and we appreciate you more than you know.
By Phyllis Kassum
February 16, 2006 02:30 PM | Link to this
Thanks so much for showing the world that our heroes are still human and capable of so much love and caring in spite of the horrible things that are going on around them. Please let us know when to sent support for this orphanage…..
By April
February 19, 2006 07:52 PM | Link to this
I agree, if there is anything we can send like clothes, toys, food, baby items. please let me know an address to send for the orphanage. God Bless these soldier in all they do.