E-mail a friendMay 30, 2005
Andrew Carroll, founder of The Legacy Project, says the letters he's collected for his best-selling books remind us that war isn't glamorous. Oscar-nominated star Shohreh Aghdashloo comments on U.S. relations with Iran.
Andrew Carroll
Andrew Carroll
In '98, editor Andrew Carroll founded The Legacy Project, a volunteer effort to preserve soldiers' letters home. The outcome was his bestselling War Letters, the riveting correspondence of American military men and women. For his latest endeavor, Behind the Lines, he collected letters from the American Revolution to the Iraq war. Carroll is also co-founder of the American Poetry and Literacy Project, through which poetry reaches the masses in such unlikely venues as subway stations, hotel rooms and truck stops.
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo
The first Iranian actress to receive an Oscar nod—for her role in House of Sand & Fog—Shohreh Aghdashloo was a superstar in pre-revolutionary Iran. During the Islamic rebellion, she went to England, where her interest in social justice compelled her to earn an international relations degree. She also continued to pursue acting. In a controversial storyline, Aghdashloo had a recurring role as a terrorist in season 4 of the Fox hit 24 and has film credits that include The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Stoning of Soraya M.