Rhma

A few weeks ago, Michael Yon first wrote about Rhma, a little Iraqi girl with a serious health problem. Later, he wrote about the help Rhma was receiving from many people — including a bunch of American soldiers — to get her back to the U.S. for the medical care she needed, but that their efforts were being thwarted by glitches and bureaucracy. Today he writes of some success breaking through the problems:

I wrote about it, knowing that if Americans knew that Rhma was stuck in Jordan, our good people would not let that stand. Once again, the good and generous nature of average Americans glimmered the moment they found the problem. People all over the United States took it upon themselves to call their congressmen and senators, many of whom interceded on behalf of a sick little girl who had faith that Americans would take care of her.

A nice story for a Thursday morning. And thank you, Michael Yon, for the fine job you're doing. I wish we had more like you...