Wonder how many of the clueless adults were Bush Voters?http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/10604862.htmArmy Cpl. Tim Ngo survived a grenade attack in Iraq. He's had more trouble back home enduring stares and insults directed at the plastic helmet he wears to protect his brain while he recovers.
It wasn't as bad when he was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where helmets are fairly common. But in Minnesota, 20-year-old Ngo, of Vadnais Heights, couldn't walk down the street or go to a mall without drawing whispers, said his mother, Hong Wyberg. "People would stare and point," she said. "Not just kids, but adults."
Fearing that her son would stop therapy or shut himself up in their home, she prodded Ngo to dress up the helmet with a few clues. Curiosity, she said, was the real enemy.
Reluctantly, he agreed. Wyberg added plain black block letters to the helmet that read "Back from Iraq" and, on the rear, "U.S. Army."
The effect was immediate. Curiosity turned into conversation. Passersby stopped Ngo to thank him for his service and welcome him home. At the Christmas Eve Packers-Vikings game at the Metrodome, the attention from other fans was warm and personal.
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