[cgk]

I just reported myself to the moderators, so perhaps they will remove the pictures. Here is what I wrote, so you know where I am coming from:


"I am reporting myself, as people on these boards seem to think this is a bad idea. I have explained where I am coming from - that we should salute them, this should strengthen our resolve, and we should not forget we are at war with evil.

If you feel I have made a mistake in posting these pictures on the forum, please remove them.

I mean no disrespect to these men. They died for me. I want them to be remembered as heroes who paid the ultimate price for my freedom."

[Mo1]

These fallen soldiers will never be forgotten

But posting and airing their bodies .. will only hurt their loved ones

[don-o]

If you feel I have made a mistake in posting these pictures on the forum, please remove them.

Nope.

Not a mistake, imo. We need to be confronted with the reality. Were it my boy dead on the ground of that God damned country, I would want the whole world to see the truth.

[meema]

I feel just as awful about these men's deaths, and the possible additional pain they may have experienced, as if I were their mother or grandmother.... it hurts me as we hear of each injury or death. It is one of the main reasons I did not believe the Iraq/war was worth it...because I would not have wanted my loved ones to be a casualty in that God forsaken country. I'm sorry, but that is how I feel, right from the beginning. None of the reasons given were believed by me.

Your pictures were not a problem, my imagination was much worse. In fact, I appreciated your posting of the pictures. It helps me to feel closer to our people there. And to me, they are heroes.

I hope you all understand how I feel. I pray for ALL our soldiers, for their safety, and for those family members who worry about them.

I don't know if this makes any sense, but I had to try.