http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/date/2008/5/2/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/date/2008/5/2/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/138139CE-5694-4D61-A4A5-3F476BD4731F/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/">ruralart</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.thestate.com/sc-at-war/" title="http://www.thestate.com/sc-at-war/">www.thestate.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><FIELDSET><LEGEND><B>PHOTO ESSAY</B></LEGEND> <IMG vspace="5" border="0" src="http://media.thestate.com/smedia/2008/04/28/16/417-afghan_humvee_promo.standalone.prod_affiliate.74.jpg" /><BR /> <B>From the Back Seat of a Humvee</B><BR /> Chuck Crumbo documents life in Afghanistan from the back seat of a Humvee in this photo essay. <UL class="story_list square"> <LI><A href="http://videos.thestate.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1851011&genre_id=2435">Watch the photo essay</A></LI> </UL> </FIELDSET></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/afghanistan/" rel="tag">afghanistan</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photo/" rel="tag">photo</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/humvee/" rel="tag">humvee</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">documentary</a></div>http://www.thestate.com/sc-at-war/Fri, 02 May 2008 18:26:13 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/B3B3E7A8-3853-425A-A506-3FB21C0E1067/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ruralart/">ruralart</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> It is wonderful when people around the world can reach out to help each other. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/392962.html" title="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/392962.html">www.thestate.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>S.C. surgeries greatly improve life for severely burned 7-year-old</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The 7-year-old Iraqi boy left the Hilton Head Island airport Thursday, headed for Atlanta, and ultimately his hometown of Karbala. His aunt, Batool Al-Hakeem, was with him.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The Haider who flew away from the island is a different boy from the one who arrived here nearly four months ago through the Gift of Life program. Gift of Life helps children and young adults with debilitating injuries or deformities who can’t get adequate treatment in their home countries.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Haider’s face, hands and legs were severely burned in a mortar attack when he was 2.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>After two surgeries, his face is smoother, and the skin on his legs is not stretched as tightly, work that he says should make him a better soccer player. He also has recovered about 75 percent of the function in his damaged right hand.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>When he arrived, he said he wanted to be a soldier.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Now, he hopes to be a doctor.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/iraqi/" rel="tag">iraqi</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/medical/" rel="tag">medical</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/heal/" rel="tag">heal</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/surgery/" rel="tag">surgery</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/sc/" rel="tag">sc</a></div>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/392962.htmlFri, 02 May 2008 18:24:50 GMT