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It never ceases to amaze me how young the faces of so many U.S. soldiers are, and the boyish grin of Jonathan Powers is no exception. How can a kid from the suburbs of Buffalo spend a year on the mean streets of Baghdad, with its roadside bombs and untold dangers, and return home to his mom and dad not grizzled or twisted in some way?
Maybe Jon Powers hides it well, but instead of letting the nightmare of post-Saddam Iraq destroy his boyhood dreams, Powers has combined the two. A young man who always wanted to teach kids, he returns stateside from serving his country in the war zone and cannot forget the faces of the Iraqi orphans he left behind.
So in the face of so much untold danger (and let's face it, Powers is a soldier, so he knows what's really going on on the ground) he raises money to GO BACK and assist the street kids of Iraq. As you'll see in tonight's "Making a Difference" profile, this young man, the one who wanted to be a teacher, wound up teaching me a lot about what service is all about.
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If I had one wish... it would be to have more people in the world like Jonathan.
Amy Providence, RI. (Sent Nov 16, 2005 7:19:19 PM)
I don't want to take anything away from Captain Powers' work because it sounds important enough, but I found myself fairly irritated by this story. More than 7000 Peace Corps Volunteers around the world are doing the same thing every day. They have been doing this since the early 1960s but when was the last time we have heard anything on the major networks about their contributions? Can't we focus on the work of this important organization and these dedicated volunteers that, unlike the military, did not contribute to the poverty and social problems of the country they work in?
Mark Bagley, Cincinnati, OH (Sent Nov 16, 2005 7:15:26 PM)
Jonathon Powers is beginning a needed service in a troubled country. I just returned from Viet Nam, another very troubled country, and visited an S.O.S. Village (One of a succession of orphanages begun by a German man some years ago). Powers would do well to see what other countries have done with their war orphans so that he can learn from their experiences. I wish him well.
Ruth Zekowski, Skokie, Illinois (Sent Nov 16, 2005 7:14:47 PM)
I was so pleased to read the article about the solder helping the little innocent children of Iraq. I personally can't imagine what goes through the head of one of these children when death and violence are all around. It is nice to hear some of the good that is being done and the unselfish contributions of of soldiers who truely go above and beyond the call of duty. I am sure more of these acts of kindness are being done by the Americans or our allies, but not enough is said on the news. Please print more of these stories so Americans can see what good is being done in Iraq.
Kelly Rolley Lafayette, Indiana (Sent Nov 16, 2005 4:47:27 PM)
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