Joe for Clark
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Thu May-24-07 08:35 PM
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My kid is dead in the middle of this fight now. |
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It was not always so - my brother in law did "snatch and grabs" earlier in the war.
He was so disgusted - he quit - and that man has 15 rows of ribbons down his left side. Took a lot for him to let go - you know. Three wars plus.
I define the army by the kids - I do - and in that way I think so highly of them.
I always will - but I know - there is that other side.
My dear god -
Protect those dumb kids, They have no idea -
Joe
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Thu May-24-07 08:44 PM
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1. What I keep thinking is something my mom said about WWII. |
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She said, among her friends, that the younger brothers died. Was it because the ones who enlisted on December 8, 1941 (December 9 in my uncle's case because the family hates crowds)got a chance to gain enough training and experience to keep them alive and their kid brothers, coming a year or so later, didn't? We know we're skinting on training now. And I keep thinking about those younger brothers who never came home.
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Joe for Clark
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Thu May-24-07 08:52 PM
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2. I think there is something to it. |
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My dad went into theater and he said (he was a fighter pilot) that five went in and he was the sole survivor a few weeks later -
I think it is no accident that replacements didn't live very long.
Good post.
Joe
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