I wonder how many people come to America looking for something that no longer exists? Or never did?

We have wars, too. We have "soldiers", too. And they aren't in Iraq. They are right around the corner from where many of us sit right now.

Thanks for posting this story…I wish more people were interested in real life stories instead of celebrity gossip and scandals.

Thank you for posting this, it hits really close to home. My parents migrated from Liberia to Brooklyn then to Park Hill. I was born but not rasied there, and still have many relatives who reside in Park Hill. It is a rough place for any kid regardless of heritage to grow up in. Part of the reasoning for us moving was because my older brothers were adapting to the street lifestyle. It used to be common (however not during war time)for parents to send "bad" children back to Liberia, and away from the negative influences of America. Many times such "punishment" would work. Granted that the parents moved from the bad neighborhood. I feel for him, because moving back to the place that got him into trouble must have been hard for him. Park Hill is a place that can suck you in…

Great article. He's not, at least not in the story, reverted completely. And that's a hopeful sign.

That story was really interesting. What that guy saw over in Africa sounds very unsettling. Some of that stuff that he recounted made my stomach flip. In a warped way, it was good that his mother sent him there. He probably would have ended up dead if he continued down the same path in the U.S.