A View of War from Home

Four Years After Invasion, a View of War from Home

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Talk of the Nation, March 15, 2007 · Two years ago in August, residents of the small town of Brook Park, Ohio received news that 20 marines based in the area were killed in Iraq. In a special broadcast from Cleveland, Ohio, we mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq and talk about its effects on cities, towns, companies and families.

Guests:

Paul Montgomery, father of one the Ohio servicemen killed in Iraq

Rick Turner, Marine Lance Cpl. from the 3rd Battlion, 25th Marine Regiment in Brook Park, Ohio; survived suicide bomber attack on August 1, 2005 in Iraq, the same day six members of his unit were killed near Haditha, Iraq

Ryan Fioritto, employs a number of troops in Ohio who serve in Iraq

Saleem Amer, NPR Iraqi staff member in Baghdad

The interview with Saleem tells it exactly like it is, what we have given to his Country and what the Future looks like!