Maj. Britton Yount, Iraqi interpreter Ammar Mahdi Hadi at Ft. Benning. (Courtesy of The Bayonet/Bridgett Siter)
An Iraqi interpreter who worked hand-in-hand with a Ft. Benning-based US Army major and coalition forces throughout Iraq, is now making a new home in Columbus, together with his wife and eight-month-old daughter.
29-year-old Ammar Mahdi Hadi, in his three years working as an interpreter, says he saw 20 friends and colleagues killed for such duty:
"People were starting to get suspicious. If they recognize I love Americans, we would not be safe," he said. "I want better for my daughter. I wish for her that she does not live in that bloody world."Major James Yount worked closely with Hadi, who fled Iraq several weeks ago with his family, according to a just-released report in the post newspaper, The Bayonet.
Hadi is now employed as a construction worker at Ft. Benning. He, his wife and baby girl are learning the sights, sounds, and tastes of a new life in America.
