Posted on 10/03/2008 4:06:54 PM PDT by Flavius
DOVER, Del., Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden bid a safe farewell on Friday to 112 "citizen soldiers" headed to Iraq, including his son, and told them "thank you for answering the call of your country."
"God bless you and may He protect you," Biden said a day after his debate with his Republican rival Sarah Palin, who as Alaska's governor saluted her 20-year-old son off to war last month.
In brief remarks at a departure ceremony outside the Delaware state capitol, Biden made no mention of his showdown in St. Louis with Palin.
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Did we have this in WW2?
Well, that’s three of the top four with family members serving. What’s Barry’s military experience?
i guess i should have read the article more... i think we did except they were prosecuting the enemy
We all need to take a pause from the election and appreciate Biden for supporting his son, and of course appreciate his son for his duty as we do every one of our brave soldiers.
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Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
He did say that he played with GI Joes.
We always have. In the JAG he could be doing any of dozens of duties, but given that he's an AG he's probably a prosecutor. They are a very necessary component of good order in the Army.
I believe his son is Chairborne.
Even if he is a lawyer, I hope he and his colleagues all return safely.
“He did say that he played with GI Joes.”
Was that with Frank Marshall Davis?
Yes. Tangentially, although a fictional account, one of the best movies about a military trial during WWII is "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) with Humphrey Bogart.
I do hope his son is safe.
Good luck and G-d speed to the young Mr. Biden.
Anyone who raises a kid who signs up to serve in uniform is okay by me. I’ll disagree with Biden all day long, but I’m glad to see he raised a son with American values. That’s rare on the left these days.
May God watch over your son, Senator Biden.
Well, it’s nice to see the media did not give full details about precisely where he would be, what he would be doing, and a physical description (including identifying marks such as tatoos) like they did with Track Palin.
May God watch over both of them, and all of those who serve. Amen.
Why is he being sent to Iraq???!!!! He should be sent to Afganistan—strike that—send him directly to western Pakistan and get him bombing those villages!
“sendin’ my JAG off to war ... ‘Bag yourself a Marine, son!’”
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