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My name is Alea Nadeem. I'm an Air Force veteran and Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard. I want to tell you about myself and my story, and I hope that after reading this, you'll consider
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I was born in Toledo, Ohio to an American mother and an Iraqi father. When I was 5 years old, my sister, Ayesha, was born. Life was good.

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Three years later, I was robbed of the freedoms so many take for granted, and forced to live under Saddam Hussein’s brutal and repressive regime in Iraq where being a woman means having no rights, speaking out costs your life, and your future is not your own.


When I was 8 and my sister was 3, we took a family trip with my parents to visit my father’s mother who was sick in Iraq. At first, it was a wonderful experience meeting family for the first time. But my entire world would soon change forever.


The night before our flight back to America, my dad woke us up for a surprise trip to my aunt’s house for ice cream and candy. As any little kid would, we relished the excitement of being up past our bed time, playing after we had our fill of sweets. But we soon realized both of our parents were nowhere to be found.That’s when my nightmare began.


Hours that felt like months and several nights of crying myself to sleep passed before they returned. Our family members they left us with didn’t speak English and we didn’t speak Arabic.


When they finally did return, it wasn’t the happy reunion I hoped for. My father had given my mother a heartbreaking ultimatum: She could only take one of us back to America. Fearing for my sister who was only 3 years old, my mother made an impossible decision, and I was left behind.


As a young girl, I had no choice but to adjust to my new life.


I learned Arabic and went to school. My family helped me and tried to comfort me as much as possible. I was surrounded by good people in Mosul, but I never stopped trying to get back to America–back to my home.


When Operation Desert Storm began, I remember a U.S. helicopter landing near my home in Mosul. I desperately begged the air crew to take me back home. Of course, they couldn’t, but I never lost sight of my goal – not once during my years in Iraq. Neither did my mother.


I didn’t know this at the time, but she was working with the FBI and local government officials in Toledo to secure my return home. My father was arrested for kidnapping, and the court told him he could not be released until I was brought back to the United States.


Finally, I was reunited with my mother and with my life in Ohio. I was 11 years old, and a lot changed since I was last in America. I spoke broken English and was behind academically. It was a tough road, but I made it slowly.

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As a junior in high school, I watched in horror as our country was attacked on September 11, 2001. I heard the hateful rhetoric toward Muslims and Arabs, and I knew I had to do something.

I wanted to serve and to show that the Middle East I knew wasn’t defined by extremists. So, I walked into an Air Force recruiting office and asked to do whatever job deployed the most.


A year later, I was in basic training, learning to become an Airman.

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Since then, I’ve spent my career in military intelligence, serving both active duty and in the Air Force Reserve. I’ve advised top military leaders, deployed to the Middle East, and used my experience to help America understand the culture and geopolitics of Iraq and Syria.

America gave me a second chance, and I am committed to continuing my service to this country with everything I have. That’s why I decided to run for Congress –
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and I hope I can count on your support. Please consider chipping in a donation to help me reach this crucial fundraising goal before May ends.

My experiences have taught me that freedom isn’t free. America needs strong leaders who understand that and who will stand up to ensure that future generations have the same opportunities I had.


Our military, our families, and our freedoms are worth fighting for. And I will never stop fighting for you.
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I hope you will join me on this mission.


With deep gratitude,


Alea Nadeem

Candidate for U.S. Congress

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