that includes people like felicia westin.6th, 1991, while serving as an army radio operator in saudi arabia, a scud missile struck the barracks adjacent to hers. some 27 soldiers lost their lives that day. specialist westin was among the nearly 100 who were severely wounded. though partially blinded by the attack, she recounts on these walls the bewildering feeling of helplessness. i felt so alone watching what was happening. by this point i knew i had been hurt, but i just wanted to find someone from my company, she said. you know, the purpose of this memorial is to honor those changed by war and to show them that they are never, ever alone. and as the words of my dear friend the late jesse brown remind us, for a tragic story of life unraveled by military battle, there are a dozen tales of individuals who have managed to triumph over the harrowing experiences of war and ruin. the story of people like felicia westin does not end with the destruction war brought to her person. it instead shows a beginning. it reminds us in gra

that includes people like felicia westin.1, while serving as an army radio operator in saudi arabia, a scud missile struck the barracks adjacent to hers. some 27 soldiers lost their lives that day. specialist westin was among the nearly 100 who were severely wounded. though partially blinded by the attack, she recounts on these walls the bewildering feeling of helplessness. i felt so alone watching what was happening. by this point i knew i had been hurt, but i just wanted to find someone from my company, she said. you know, the purpose of this memorial is to honor those changed by war and to show them that they are never, ever alone. and as the words of my dear friend the late jesse brown remind us, for a tragic story of life unraveled by military battle, there are a dozen tales of individuals who have managed to triumph over the harrowing experiences of war and ruin. the story of people like felicia westin does not end with the destruction war brought to her person. it instead shows a beginning. it reminds us in granite and