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It must be extra hard for the 101st, every few days another life is taken from them. The 101st families keep getting hit over and over. This is the first losses to the sbct and I can say I know what they are going through.

You'll find that there are several of us here, myself included, with experience in both armor and light armored cars, and others who've at least dealt to some extent with both wheeled and tracked vehicles, who are at best very skeptical of the Stryker vehicle and it's capabilities, and in at least some respects, downright condemnatory of the vehicle, particularly when compared with existing alternates.

But I do want you to know that that is in no way a reflection of those inside those vehicles, who are doing their jobs the best they can and are in some instances trying to make a pigs ear into a silk purse. Some of those in the Strykers are friends anbd confidants of ours, too, and our doubts about the vehicle do not extend to those inside them

Indeed, it's because their lives are precious to us as fellow soldiers, friends or relatives, that we want nothing less than the very best equipment for them to asccomplish their tasks with, keeping the number of casualties from hostile fire and vehicular accidents as mercifully low as possible.

So know that criticism of the Stryker as a vehicle, or the possible arrangement of the SCBT as a force structure are not, NOT NOT leveled at those aboard them...save, perhaps a few senior officers in on the ramrodded Stryker procurement scheme. May God save and protect those in the Strykers. They need all the help they can get- whether in that vehicle, or any other.

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[sbct for freedom]

Thank you for the reply. I know the comments are not toward the men and women in the Strykers and never did think so, I do want to thank everyone for all the comments.
My son has wanted to be in the Army since he was 6 or 7 and although I fear for his safety I know he is with others that had the same dream. I know that together they can do the job they were sent to do. I know some of our families will not come back and most will come back hurt in one way or another.
The Freedom that we have to express ourself is that, a freedom. That's what makes this country so great is that we can express ourself in speech and not fear repercussion's or harm for what we have said.
There will still be a lot of hurt and pain do the road, and I think what we are doing and saying we help, We can't go through this alone and shouldn't
Bless our troops and stay strong