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February 23, 2012
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"Hope for Heroism" Project - Israeli Soldiers Help US Vets
Bellamy Pailthorp (2010-05-11)
Israeli combat veteran Raz Hagag with Rabi Chaim Levine in Seattle Bellamy Pailthorp photo
SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - The power of compassion and togetherness can heal even the most terrible wounds of war. That's the idea behind a Seattle project called "Hope for Heroism." It's pairing disabled combat soldiers from Israel with their counterparts here in the U.S. The activities get underway later this morning in Seward Park. Kplu's Bellamy Pailthorp has the story. © Copyright 2012, KPLU