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  • Mike (father of a fallen hero in Iraq speaks; multiple tissue alert)

    12/20/2005 7:40:15 PM PST · by Moose4 · 12 replies · 376+ views
    Mudville Gazette ^ | 19 December 2005 | Robert Stokely
    Via email: Came across your blog this morning, and thought I'd share my thoughts as the dad of an American Soldier killed in action four months ago. My son was standing cover flank for two buddies checking out a suspicous location in the roadway while on patrol at 2:20 A.M. 16 Aug when an IED exploded. He was the only one killed. Two soldiers suffered serious injuries and are now home on permanent medical leave, but both will live normal lives after they finish med rehab and surgery.
  • NYT: Iraq Veterans Question 'Over There' - 'I don't think it addresses real issues of a soldier'

    08/24/2005 6:07:45 AM PDT · by OESY · 17 replies · 664+ views
    New York Times ^ | August 24, 2005 | DAVID CARR
    ...Through the Web and various veterans groups, The New York Times contacted more than a dozen soldiers, all of whom had been on active duty in Iraq and have since returned. They had a variety of opinions on the war they served in, but were almost universally negative about the show that attempts to depict it.... When Steven Bochco's "Over There" began last month, many military blogs immediately began pumping round after round of ack-ack into it, suggesting that it is both opportunistic and clueless.... "There are a few bad war movies and TV shows, but this one takes the...