A Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer is seeking letters from men and women who are currently serving, or who have returned from active duty in Iraq.
She gets many such letters and emails forwarded to her by family members of local soldiers, but many of them are so afraid of speaking out against the war or of criticizing the way it is being run, that they plead with her to keep their identity secret.
Connie Schultz, who is the wife of Democratic Congressman Sherrod Brown recently won the Pulitzer for her extremely poignant and brave columns about regular people, who are, quite obviously, the ones who are fighting and dying in this war.
Whenever possible, I’d like to identify the author. A name and a hometown make it real, and that is a worthy priority in these times when so many want to remain insulated from the horrors of this war. If there is a fear of reprisal, though, and we can authenticate the story, we’ll run it anonymously.
Here is a link to her column and contact information for her. Do look over her archives if you get a chance. She is dynamite.