Leaving Baghdad - Abbas Mousa
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Photo by Brian Powers
by Abbas Mousa
Abbas Mousa flees Iraq and becomes a translator for the US Army.
Veterans' Day 2016: Iraq, Aircraft Carriers & Candy
Nov 08, 2016
Charleston, West Virginia
May 29, 2016
11:26
Abbas Mousa (second from right) with his family on the day of his college graduation.
Abbas in Baghdad two days before he received his special immigrant visa.
"A couple of days after I took my big suitcase and left for Kurdistan state in Northern Iraq. This is the square when I would sit and watch people."
Abbas on the job, translating between SPC Sohnrey and workers.
"After Cowboy became my nickname, I really embraced the character." - Abbas