Hassan Ghazi, 77, is a resident of the Mercy Home for the Elderly in Baghdad. (Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times)
Najea Abdul Hussein is 72. (Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times)
Majed Ghani Mohamed is another resident of the Mercy Home. He says he is over 80 years old. (Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times)
A Mercy resident dines at the cafeteria. (Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times)
A resident prays at the home in Baghdad. (Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times)