Opened up my morning paper and this picture broke my heart.

[alphafemale]

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Brianna Martin and Lexy Lewis, daughters of slain 3rd Infantry Division Sgt. Adrian Lewis, cry after the ceremony at Warriors Walk on Thursday at Fort Stewart.

Photo by Carl Elmore

Five More Trees for the Fallen
FORT STEWART - A memorial to fallen soldiers was expanded Thursday as soldiers and family gathered to honor the lives of five more 3rd Infantry Division soldiers killed in Iraq.

Amid occasional rain and haze from the wildfires in southeast Georgia, they stood as each soldier's name was read aloud and granite markers were uncovered at each Eastern Redbud tree planted for the fallen.

"I'm humbled to speak of five great people, five great soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice," said Col. Todd Buchs, garrison commander at Fort Stewart. "They each answered their nation's call to duty, serving to protect what we all hold dear."

The trees dedicated Thursday bring the number of Eastern Redbuds at Fort Stewart's memorial, Warriors Walk, to 326.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. How sad! Poor girls.

[snappyturtle]

2. The president should be MADE to view this....so sad. K&R nt

[sarge43]

3. It wouldn't touch him in any way, snappyturtle.

The creature is a sociopath, incapable of empathy or sympathy.

[snappyturtle]

6. You're right. I know he would show no emotion....it's a

photo op I'd like the American people to see: The president with no reaction to this photo.

[sarge43]

10. I don't think it would matter.

Those of us who are on to him would just be more disgusted. His base would think he's being stoic, a manly man. Frankly, I'd rather have Fred Phelps there; at least he's honest about his purpose.

[alphafemale]

14. Or he'd do that sickening little snorting chuckle of his.

[uppityperson]

5. He'd probably only want to put his sweaty arms on them and hug/kiss them.

[alphafemale]

7. ...pat them on the head.

He likes to pat little, brown children on the head.

[JuniperLea]

8. Only if a camera is pointed in his direction... n/t

[alphafemale]

4. "He didn't want to go this last time," said Amanda Lewis, his wife and mother of four children.

From the story:

"We had just had a baby. She was a month and two weeks old when he left."

Devastating

[AndyA]

9. Bless their hearts. They will grow up and never know their Dad.

Meanwhile, the Bush Twins contribute so much to the World:





Yes indeed, things look pretty good when you're INSIDE the Plantation looking down on all the poor folks below:

[alphafemale]

16. They're old enough to have good memories to nurture.

The article mentions a baby sister who was just 6 weeks old when their father shipped out for the last time though.

She'll only stories and fading pictures.

[CottonBear]

11. This made me cry. Those poor girls. I want to hold them.

I remember when my dad died suddenly and unexpectedly when I was 17. I was totally devastated.
To this day nothing worse has ever happened to me and I've had a lot of bad stuff happen to me since.

[alphafemale]

15. The picture stopped me dead in my tracks during the morning rush.

I don't see how anyone with a heart can view it and not be moved.

[Bitwit1234]

12. PEOPLE!PEOPLE!

No one feels this tragedy worst than Laura Bush and YOUR president..didn't you know that...he weeps crocodile tears every single day, while he and his family rakes in their profit from the war.

[alphafemale]

17. "All in all it's been a pretty good year for Laura and I"

Bush message on Christmas cards, Dec. 2001.

[FloridaJudy]

13. I don't see Laura F@#king Bush or her bratty twins

Attending GI funerals, or working with the wounded at Walter Reed, or even trying to raise money for GI families.

Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy woman, too, but she had Class, something these twits will never possess in a brazillion years. Sheesh, the Bush women are as narcissistic and self-centered as their men. They just don't bother their wretchedly ugly little minds with the icky stuff.

[alphafemale]

18. Why should they trouble their "beautiful minds"

:sarcasm:

[KamaAina]

19. Now I get it! This whole Iraq thing is Bush**s plan to combat global warming!

The trees dedicated Thursday bring the number of Eastern Redbuds at Fort Stewart's memorial, Warriors Walk, to 326.

At the rate Commander Cuckoo Bananas is going, there will eventually be enough Eastern Redbuds planted to soak up all the excess greenhouse gases from the entire atmosphere. :cry: :grr:

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