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April 07, 2003
Iraqi exile comes home - with the Marines
From the AP - Iraqi Exile's Homecoming Celebrated Khuder Al-Emeri has returned to his hometown in Iraq. He was a leader in the Shiite uprising in 1991 and fled Iraq after the Iraqi regime placed a price on his head. He is in Iraq as a translator with the Free Iraqi Fighters travelling with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "His family were among those who rushed out to greet him — including his 15-year-old son, Ali, whom he hadn't seen since he left Iraq. When they first saw each other, they embraced tightly and wept. Comments
This is a wonderful story. Posted by: ElCapitanAmerica at April 7, 2003 07:18 PMJust saw that on CNN as well. My wife cried her eyes out. What a great tale of victory over adversity. Posted by: Poep at April 7, 2003 07:20 PMI found this story through the pictures first. I was wandering through Yahoo pictures and saw a wonderful picture of this man being hugged by his sister. They were so striking I had to find the rest of the story. If you get a chance look at the pictures Man, I'm going to cry. Posted by: phred at April 7, 2003 07:22 PM"Ali Al-Emeri said he was afraid to ever let his father go away again, but Al-Emeri assured him: "Stay home. You are safe. I am here, the U.S. forces are here." Says it all, doesn't it? Think this will change any minds left of the aisle? Posted by: S Jordan at April 7, 2003 07:22 PMOf course not. They have too much hate invested in their fantasy to let it go. I had to reread the piece before it sank in: the last time Al-Emeri saw his son in the flesh, the boy was three years old. Posted by: David Hines at April 8, 2003 12:23 AMPost a comment
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