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Danbury Man Sees the Other Side of Guantanamo – NewsTimes.com

DANBURY — Last winter, one of the coldest and snowiest in recent memory, may have inspired dreams of a trip to a sunny Caribbean island complete with a beachfront barbecue.

When the offer was unexpectedly extended to Ken Baylor in early January, he didn’t hesitate to accept it, even though the destination, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, isn’t exactly a place whose name conjures up images of a tropical paradise.

Community Forum: Ken Baylor A Visit to Guantanamo Naval Base

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — President Obama announced recently that military commission trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would resume after a two-year suspension.

While this prison might have represented a terrible stain on the values and beliefs America prides itself on in the past, the prison today is transparent, humane, and just.

One email from Iraq, one Walter Reed visit, one mission – The Washington Post

My brother Mitchell and I founded The Kaplan Public Service Foundation this past year with the goal of encouraging American civilians to become more involved in the support of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coastguardsmen.