Unsung.

It was reported in a local Iraqi paper, albeit very apathetically, that a young girl succumbed to her wounds in a Kurdish town.

Upon further research, it was realized that this girl made a living by disarming land-mines that were set by American forces during their various campaigns in the area. Apart from a precarious choice of feeding herself, she was after a dream to perhaps some day become a pilot and transcend the blue skies.

She was known as "Satellite"; a popular phrase coined for Kurdish children who disarmed bombs to feed themselves. A landmine which was so kind as keep her alive proved to be the cause of her demise.

Many have opinions and projections on certain issues. This is a blessing. There are those who are not afforded that right due to circumstances and plight. Their only concern is to not sleep with an empty stomach.

Let us all take a moment and say a little prayer for those like her who die unsung. I know, deep inside, they hold a special place in God's dominion of justice and mercy.