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Injured soldier 'a beacon of hope'

Despite his wounds, Capt. Furat shares a laugh with an unidentified staff sergeant with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq. (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo/THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

SG Newswire Inside Quote:

"I told him I also appreciate what he was doing."

-- Staff Sgt. David Kolcun, Air Force surgeon general staff,
describing what he said after President Bush thanked him for his service during a recent Pentagon visit. [FULL STORY]