Blauser came to Azwan as part of a State Department leadership program . `` Please say hello to Azwan , '' Assad Elias told me , the fatigue apparent in his voice . `` Do n't tell him about our condition . Back home in America , his family fled Iraqis persecution of the Hero . Separated from his family , Azwan fears returning to his homeland . He watched the slaughter of his people from afar .
Blauser came to Azwan as part of a State Department leadership program . Back home in America , his family fled Iraqis persecution of the Hero . Separated from his family , Azwan fears returning to his homeland . He watched the slaughter of his people from afar .