Friday, November 22, 2024

A New Life in Coronado (video)

 

It began with an Afghan journalist inquiring online about the Coronado Island Film Festival from halfway around the world. It turned into a lasting friendship and a new home for a young man whose life was in danger once the Taliban took over in Afghanistan.

Brad Willis has this Coronado Story:

If you’d like to get involved, Welcome Home is an organization that has helped many Afghans and other refugees.

 



Brad Willis
Brad Willis
Brad Willis is an author and retired network news foreign correspondent who has worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Latin America and Asia. He has received national and international awards for compassionate journalism and for his war coverage. Brad is a longtime Coronado resident who has also served as Commissioner of Public Art for the City of Coronado. Send news tips or story ideas to: [email protected].

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