Special to CNN January 4, 2012 -- Updated 1247 GMT (2047 HKT)

South Sudan 'Lost boy' tells of hope for new nation - CNN.com
By Ger Duany, Special to CNN
2012-01-04T12:18:33Z CNN.com
South Sudan
celebrates its
new-found
independence
on 9 July 2011.
Editor's note:
Ger Duany is a
former child
soldier and one
of the 'Lost boys
of Sudan,' a
name given to
the thousands of
young boys who
were separated
from their
families during
the country's
civil war. He
now lives and