A student at UCLA had a summer vacation he'll never forget.
(Excerpt from CBS News below - See also earlier post on this blog.):
Chris Jeon traveled thousands of miles to live with the rebels battling Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. As CBS News contributor Priya David Clemens reported on "The Early Show" Monday, Jeon got a first-hand look at what he calls "one of the only real revolutions" in the world. Jeon, a math major who's from Mission Viejo, Calif., was side-by-side with the rebels during the liberation of the town of Nofaliya. Even though he spoke no Arabic, Jeon bonded with them, bunking in their barracks and learning to fire an AK-47. He came home with some stunning videos and extraordinary stories of bravery and sacrifice - and a renewed respect for the real cost of freedom…
Full story at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/26/earlyshow/main20111588.shtml
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Our earlier post is at http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation-ucla.html
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