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04-10-07, 11:07 PM #1
A Very Sobering Reminder...
I found this photo of a Marine returned from Iraq to marry his beautiful bride and wanted to share it, I hope it reminds us of the sacrifices the troops are making in Iraq. Please don't get offended but sometimes we need a little reality checkup.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index...bandwidth=high
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04-10-07, 11:13 PM #2
Actually I saw this on this website about a month ago in one of the Marine Discussion Boards. Unfortunately it was not looked upon in the way you chose to look at it.
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04-10-07, 11:15 PM #3Originally Posted by Soon2BeVIP
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04-10-07, 11:19 PM #4Originally Posted by baronius
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04-10-07, 11:20 PM #5
That picture makes me want to go over there right now and blow the hell out of some insurgents.
The first thing I wanted to say to that was, "Ooh-rah." I'm counting down the days until I can.
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04-10-07, 11:26 PM #6
I'm not trying to get political or anything, but I do wanna say that it's a shame the media and society in general only pay attention when either troops come home perfectly fine or don't come home at all but ignore all of the wounded veterans. And I am referring to wars in general not the Iraq war specifically.
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04-10-07, 11:54 PM #7Originally Posted by baronius
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04-11-07, 12:35 AM #8Originally Posted by davblay
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04-11-07, 12:50 AM #9
Sadly, I have some friends that didn't come back in the same condition as they were when they left. It tends to tick them off when someone tries to use them as a political talking point, so please avoid doing so with this Marine.
I just thank God that he was able to return home and get married.
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04-11-07, 01:39 AM #10Originally Posted by Echo_Four_Bravo
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04-11-07, 03:26 AM #11
I wasn't saying you were posting it as a political statement. No need to apologize. But, when you see things like this in other places try to keep that from happening. If they want to make a political statement about their injuries they can. If they choose not to, that is their decision to make.
For what its worth, I am sure the Marine in the picture would approve of your view of the picture.
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04-12-07, 12:05 PM #12Originally Posted by baronius
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04-12-07, 01:26 PM #13
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04-12-07, 07:03 PM #14
This Marine got a pretty decent sized article in People Magazine. Fortunately, he says he lives life pretty close to how it was before he was injured, and the family says their feeling towards him are unchanged, for the most part.
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04-12-07, 09:25 PM #15Originally Posted by David Jameson
Thank you sir.
so do i just walk in and visit? I have been considering going and visiting, but do i have to do anything special before hand?
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