All I seem to do is thank you for your posts. I showed the pictures to a friend of mine here at work who returned from Iraq around 6-months ago. He is coping as a new combat veteran, he is proud of what he did, and would go again if his unit is sent (but doesn't want to).
I also showed the pictures to another guy here at work who is Kurdish. Every time he sees something like this, he chokes up. Coalition Soldiers and Marines have done something that the Kurdish people will never forget. His love for America and runs deep - same goes for his family in Iraq.
Here in the States, Monday is Memorial Day, where we honor our war dead. My job will be to teach my little girl (7 years) what this holiday means.
God bless!