Iraqi Woman Given Gift of Mobility Thanks to U.S. Soldiers

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BAGHDAD — An Iraqi woman who lost both her legs in a rocket attack is walking again, thanks to some U.S. soldiers.
After an insurgent rocket hit her home three years ago, Soham Hassan Ka-Naan spent her days dragging her body across the cement floors of her family's house or being lifted and pushed in a wheelchair. Her left leg was amputated below her knee and her right leg amputated near her hip.
Click here to view Courtney Kealy's full report.
Despite an effort by Iraqi doctors tried to repair her wounds, Soham was faced with constant pain caused by bone remnants rubbing against her skin.
Soldiers from Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, discovered Soham while conducting a raid in Al Arabia, and decided they had to help. They took her to the fortified Green Zone for medical treatment and have been advocates for her care over the months and years.
The soldiers have taken Soham on multiple trips to a new U.S.-Iraqi funded clinic to receive prosthesis. They even pitched in and bought her sneakers she seems quite proud of.

Today, Soham is back in her village. She will receive new temporary prosthesis, with the promise of permanent ones within six months that will give her full mobility, pain free.

 

[GraceAbounds]

I love our soldiers.

 

[IntruderLS1]

Very cool.

Good job troops.

 

[dt3]

Wonder if they tortured her til she wanted new legs? Or maybe they just burned her village til she accepted the legs?

 

[Maulds]

First off thats a great story, awesome job guys.

Sadly though anyone else notice that threads that are positive about Iraq or our troops in general are largely ignored?

 

[dt3]

First off thats a great story, awesome job guys.

Sadly though anyone else notice that threads that are positive about Iraq or our troops in general are largely ignored?

I couldn't find this on cnn.com. Wonder why?

 

[GraceAbounds]

First off thats a great story, awesome job guys.

Sadly though anyone else notice that threads that are positive about Iraq or our troops in general are largely ignored?

I post in every single one of them.

But you are correct. People would rather be cynical and negative, instead of positive and full of hope. I don't know why that is in our society, but it's sad.

 

[dt3]

I post in every single one of them.

But you are correct. People would rather be cynical and negative, instead of positive and full of hope. I don't know why that is in our society, but it's sad.

Sells more advertising? :dunno

 

[GraceAbounds]

Sells more advertising because, like I said, more people in society are negative and cynical. It's sad.

 

[Tim]

Ok, maybe we are cynical when it comes to these stories...

I really do admire what these troops did for this woman. I think their kindness was exemplary and worth recognition.

But wouldn't this woman still have her legs if we didn't invade? Don't you think she would be much more grateful to have her own legs? What about the stories of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who are dead and wounded that we don't hear about? Aren't their stories just as important?

 

[dt3]

Ok, maybe we are cynical when it comes to these stories...

I really do admire what these troops did for this woman. I think their kindness was exemplary and worth recognition.

But wouldn't this woman still have her legs if we didn't invade? Don't you think she would be much more grateful to have her own legs? What about the stories of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who are dead and wounded that we don't hear about? Aren't their stories just as important?

She was wounded by an insurgent rocket. If they didn't indiscriminately target whoever gets in their way, she'd still have legs.

If we didn't invade, she may have been rounded up and shot by Saddam's death squad as a random "example" to be made.

If we didn't invade, she may have been ran over by a truck and lost her legs, and been forced to beg on the streets because of a lack of medical attention.

Who knows?

 

[Maulds]

I won't argue with that. The soldiers didn't decide to go in there though and it just seems like you always hear so much bad news about them that when there is something positive like this it gets overlooked.

 

[GraceAbounds]

But wouldn't this woman still have her legs if we didn't invade? Don't you think she would be much more grateful to have her own legs? What about the stories of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who are dead and wounded that we don't hear about? Aren't their stories just as important?

Yes, each life is important. It is sad when an innocent life is taken. But that should not diminish the goodness coming out of these men's hearts. In other words, your points should not alter where the spotlight is shining in this thread.

 

[GraceAbounds]

She was wounded by an insurgent rocket. If they didn't indiscriminately target whoever gets in there way, she'd still have legs.

If we didn't invade, she may have been rounded up and shot by Saddam's death squad as a random "example" to be made.

If we didn't invade, she may have been ran over by a truck and lost her legs, and been forced to beg on the streets because of a lack of medical attention.

Who knows?

I couldn't rep you.

I remember not to long ago you were questioning your service. Read your above post Donnie. Don't ever question your service again.

It is right we went, it is right we are there.

 

[Suzie]

VERY touching story Donnie. Thanks for sharing that. I <3 our soldiers.

 

[Tim]

She was wounded by an insurgent rocket. If they didn't indiscriminately target whoever gets in their way, she'd still have legs.

If we didn't invade, she may have been rounded up and shot by Saddam's death squad as a random "example" to be made.

If we didn't invade, she may have been ran over by a truck and lost her legs, and been forced to beg on the streets because of a lack of medical attention.

Who knows?

That logic doesn't make any sense at all... Hell, it doesn't even hold any legal water...

If you decided to hold up you local liquor store and the owner pulls his gun out and shoots at you, hitting the customer standing behind you and kills him. It is YOU that are charged with that death, not the owner. Why is that? Well it's for the simple fact that that customer would never have been killed if you didn't try to hold up the place. You are the one who are culpable for all actions resulting from the robbery.


But like I said before... I truly commend the troops for what they did here. It was humanity at its finest.

 

[dt3]

That logic doesn't make any sense at all... Hell, it doesn't even hold any legal water...

If you decided to hold up you local liquor store and the owner pulls his gun out and shoots at you, hitting the customer standing behind you and kills him. It is YOU that are charged with that death, not the owner. Why is that? Well it's for the simple fact that that customer would never have been killed if you didn't try to hold up the place. You are the one who are culpable for all actions resulting from the robbery.


But like I said before... I truly commend the troops for what they did here. It was humanity at its finest.

Maybe, but that's not the metaphor I would use to describe this situation. The way I see it is:

The liquor store owner was holding his customer's at gunpoint, every once in a while randomly killing one. I (let's say a local cop on the SWAT team), waited for the order, kicked in the door and took him out, and in the process hit one of the customers. Regrettable, but necessary to save the lives of the rest of them.