Saturday, July 2, 2011

America's Forgotten Prisoners of War

At the WSJ:

imageAhmed Altaie and Bowe Bergdahl—one born 1965 in Baghdad, the other two decades later in Hailey, Idaho—wouldn't seem to have much in common. But this weekend, as Americans take to beaches and barbeques to celebrate our independence, Messrs. Altaie and Bergdahl share a unique, practically unknown bond: They are the only two U.S. soldiers currently held captive as prisoners of war.

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Here's hoping [and praying] that [Sgt. Bergdahl] and Staff Sgt. Altaie get to lead the next [4th of July] parade in person—after their own independence days.

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