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Obamarama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 10:10 AM
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"We regret to inform you...."
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Edited on Fri Aug-05-05 10:13 AM by KzooDem
I just read an article in another thread about the family of a Marine from Ohio killed in action, and they were describing receiving the news from the military.

Can you even imagine what it must be like to have to be one of the soldiers informing a family that their loved one has been killed in this immoral farce of a war?

If I were in this position, I would like to think that my proessionalism would override my urge to say "I regret to inform you that your son/daughter, (NAME HERE) was murdered by George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld...", but I don't think it would.

I can't imagine what it must be like to walk a day in their shoes. I have to imagine it couldn't be easy for military personnel who believe in this sham of a war, but can you imagine believing it's an immoral, unfounded war and having to deliver this news and not just crack and go apeshit?

There's a special place in heaven/paradise/nirvana/wherever for the men and women who must bear the news that, 24/7, all military families dread receiving.
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