“In 2008, the country had more Army recruits per capita than any U.S. state. It also has more casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, per capita. The islands have lost nine soldiers in the wars out of a population of 107,000 — a rate five times the U.S. national average,” the article stated.
The story can be viewed online: http://www.time.com/time/world/art cle/0,8599,1950621,00.html
Nobel, a freelance journalist, was in Yap in November before traveling to the outer islands where he also wrote a story on the visible impact of climate change on Ifalik.
