http://theweek.com/speedreads/676679/veterans-stand-military-interpreters-blocked-from-entering
Jeffrey is a US Army veteran and says when he served in Iraq, the Iraqi interpreters who worked alongside the army helped him get home alive. Last week he drove two hours to Dulles Airport in Washington to protest against Donald Trump's banning of travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries.
At the airport Jeffrey met Alaa for the first time, Alaa was waiting for hours while a member of his family was detained. Alaa has lived and worked in the US since 2008. Jeffrey gave Alaa his Purple Heart. The Purple heart is the medal given to members of the US armed forces who are wounded or killed while serving.
Jeffrey said, "Knowing their culture and how they view America, for me it was a way of sending a message to them: What they believe America was: it is. It's the greatest place in the world." Jeffrey says to Alaa, "You were in that airport with bad experiences. But I want you to leave with the true American sentiment." When he was given the medal, Alaa said, "This is what all America is all about"
In a later interview Alaa said, "I't probably the most precious gift I have ever received in my life. It's going to be a story I keep telling"
watch an interview here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38817701
What's happening in the picture
explain the story
- Why did Jeffery go to Washington airport?
- What did he find when he went to the airport?
- What does the Purple Heart for? What do you think the Purple Heart means to Jeffrey?
- Why did Jeffrey give the Purple Heart to a stranger?
- How does Jeffrey feel about America?
- How does Jeffrey want Alaa and the rest of the world to see America?
- Why does Alaa say he will keep telling this story?
- What can we learn from Jeffrey?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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