What photo essay or magazine is Gen. Colin Powell referring to during his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama?

Gen. Colin Powell refers to a set of pictures from a magazine showing troops in Iraq. Some sort of a photo essay. The essay ends with a picture of a Muslim mother at Arlington Cemetery mourning the lose of her Muslim son.

Public Comments

1. It was the New Yorker. The picture is on this site with a link to the entire photo essay: http://www.pdnpulse.com/2008/10/colin-powell-ci.html
2. I did not know but was moved by the story he told. Thank you to the poster above for the link. All the more moving and real. Lets hope our troops will soon be home safely so other families will not know the same as this mother and so many others have....