One of America's Heroes

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Something happened in my Creative Writing class. We wrote to the son of a teacher who's overseas in Iraq, and he paid a visit to us. He told us of all the trouble he had to endure. He even brought back part of a road side bomb (I counld't believe I held something that caused so much distruction). It was then I picture him actuallly over...there. I mean, to look at a normal, average guy, and picture him going through all that; losing friends and facing death...

I mean, for or against the war, you gotta respect these guys. They go over to risk their very lives and perhaps sanity. That may not sound like much at first to some of you, but actually think what that's like!

This guy's going back over there in a year, and he'll be in my prayers (along with other soldiers). I have a new policy: you go out into a battlefeild like that, you'll earn a respect from me that only commiting a immoral heinous act(s) can take it away.

[Misty]

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I agree. This Iraq war has gone on for far too long, it seems. Even though there is a lot of controversy on both sides, one thing everybody can agree on--the soldiers are truly brave and heroic for risking their lives for us. They deserve our support.

[Valkysas]

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My best friend is thinking of enlisting in the army, and I'm terrified for him. I wake up every day hoping he doesnt go through with it.

[Chrono]

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I have two friends that are Marines and one that is in the Army. All of them have been to Iraq.

[Nixon]

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I have a friend in Iraq right now. I just hope he makes it through all of this.

[Alex]

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Tools.

[Nixon]

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I <3 my tool-y friend.

[Dusk Raven]

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If "support" means helping these soldiers survive, than I'm all for that. If "support" means prolonging this already long and bloody war, than I don't think I'd go along.

Here's hopping to fewer deaths... on either side.

[Alex]

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If nobody dies, we can't tell who's winning.

[Vonwert]

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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
George S. Patton

Something to note.

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I'm sorry, I'm just saying how much I respect those who risk their lives. To me, this is all about saving as much soldiers was we can.

And Smurtle, how dare you call those people tools?! I don't know why, I'm just very insulted on how you can call those people-people who risk their lives-tools?! How would you feel if people you cared about were dying around you and some schmuck in a safer country said "If people don't die, no one will win the war" (or whatever the devil you said)?! Okay, maybe that last rant was a bit overboard, but still!!!!!

Maybe it's just me, I don't know.....

[DarkwingChuck]

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My brother-in-law is about to be sent over to Iraq for like the third time. The worst is how much he misses out on their kids growing up. And how they only have their dad with them a few months at a time usually then he's gone for a year or more. My cousin's going there for the second time soon. I'd be over there myself if my short-lived enlistment had worked out differently. I'm glad it didn't though because I had zero interest in being in the military anyway. I think the best way to support the troops is to bring them the hell home. It's one thing when they're fighting for our freedom or even somebody else's but right now they're only fighting to hold off a catastrophe that is completely inevitable at this point.

[Maijo]

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I'm sorry, I'm just saying how much I respect those who risk their lives. To me, this is all about saving as much soldiers was we can.

And Smurtle, how dare you call those people tools?! I don't know why, I'm just very insulted on how you can call those people-people who risk their lives-tools?! How would you feel if people you cared about were dying around you and some schmuck in a safer country said "If people don't die, no one will win the war" (or whatever the devil you said)?! Okay, maybe that last rant was a bit overboard, but still!!!!!

Maybe it's just me, I don't know.....

Dude, I totally know exactly what I think you're saying, man! Yeah! Hippies for liffffe!

[Sampson]

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Well, killing is an immoral act.

I feel for, and support those soilders who enlisted because they had virtually no other choice. Those from poor families, who for instance, could not go to college without monetary support from the military, or some other such instance.

However, those people who willingly enlisted (since the Iraqi war started) because they wanted to, and knew perfectly well where they were getting sent...they're just as much at fault for this as the administration.

Yes, they're risking their lives. But for our freedom? I don't think so. Them being over there is actually a greater detrement to our freedom then if they weren't.

[The Toecutter]

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Them being over there is actually a greater detrement to our freedom then if they weren't.

I personally know two people who have served there that feel the exact same way.