unbearable lightness

Via Truthout:

July 14, 2005 | US Marine Lance Cpl. Angel Gomez holds up his left arm during a ceremony marking his becoming a citizen as his parents Paulino and Antonia Gomez stand behind him. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services gave Gomez his US citizenship after he was injured in an explosion outside of Baghdad, Iraq, in April. Gomez sustained head wounds and was unable to hold up his right arm during the ceremony.
(Photo: Paul Sakuma / AP)

Then check out these brave warriors:

Civilian Group Patrols Mexico Border