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VICTIMS & HEROES
Mohammad Salman Hamdani Mohammad Salman Hamdani,
Pakistan
Sankara S. Velamuri Sankara S. Velamuri,
India
Rose Riso Rose Riso,
Italy
Eli Chalouh Eli Chalouh,
Syria
Godwin Ajala Godwin Ajala,
Nigeria
Robert Martinez Robert Martinez,
Peru/Ireland
Henry Li Henry Li,
China
Dr. Kassis Dr. Taufik Kassis,
Syria
Wilfred Amanfu Wilfred Amanfu,
Ghana
Jan Demczur Jan Demczur,
Poland
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Sankara S. Velamuri as a boy
Sankara S. Velamuri as a boy   (photo ctsy. Velamuri family)

Since that time, Mrs. Velamuri learned something about America as well. "I love this country because when we need help, they become like a human being," she now says in response to the support she received following her husband's death. "Sometimes we are immigrants and we feel like we are Indians and no one cares, but that's not true. From their heart, [Americans] are willing to help and support every aspect of life, whatever we need, that's what I'm getting... The human nature is the same, no matter black or white, everyone's the same. No matter what nation you're from, we are here like brothers and sisters. God, this is a great country." The end

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