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Paramedic Dawn Leamon of Lena, Ill., testifying before Congress about being raped by an American soldier and a co-worker in Iraq, saying she waited to report the rape because she feared for her safety
Friday, Apr. 11, 2008

Open quoteIt is very easy for a person in that part of Iraq to disappear. I could disappear in a heartbeat. Close quote

  • DAWN LEAMON
  • of Lena, Ill., testifying before Congress that she was raped by an American soldier and a co-worker in Iraq, but waited to report the assault because she feared for her safety
Photo: Win McNamee / Getty | Source: AP