Katie Couric's Notebook: War's Innocent Victims

By: Katie Couric
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Notebook: Baghdad Orphanage

The sickening images from a Baghdad orphanage this week are horrifing reminders that sometimes the casualties of war are its most innocent victims.

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by petersemkiw June 21, 2007 2:41 AM EDT: Dear Katie,
It was a heartbreaking story seeing those innocent children in the orphanage who were so horribly neglected, who were victims of the War in Iraq, and victims of their caretakers as well. Too often innocent children suffer most in a war,for they are really helpless and unable to protect or defend themselves from the many misfortunes that can befall them. Hopefully these kids will forget whatever war time experiences they may have been exposed to, but whatever traumas they may have endured may eventually show up in the form of some sort of post traumatic stress disorder symptoms also. What was very hopeful to see, though, was the warm smiling emotional response we saw in a number of the children reacting to our soldiers' care and attention.

Our fine American soldiers deserve a lot of credit for the healing compassion they showed to these suffering children. They made an important contribution to these childrens' emotional health and well being by their kindness and their caring attitude. And it was fortuitous that one of the American soldiers had experience in working with children with special needs as well.

War is hell, and at no time do we realize this more than when we experience the tragedies of war through the eyes of innocent suffering children. I was very proud of our fine Americans over there who responded to these kids with so much compassion and concern, and I salute them, and all our servicemen and servicewomen, Peter; Reply to this comment