Iraqis bid a fond farewell to liberating Army infantry

Stars and Stripes ^ | 3/12/04 | Steve Liewer

[Fee]

Unfortunately many of the well to do politician families did their best to shield their children from serving in Vietnam. Today their children are Senators, Congressmen and etc in both parties. I cannot blame this man for being bitter. Imagine the ones who had children who complied with the draft, served and died in Vietnam only to have their sacrifice negated by President Carters pardon of draft dodgers and allowed them to come home without prosecution for draft evasion. I hope many of these Iraqi War vets come back and serve in government. Maybe this time we will have politicians who really served in a war and have the moral high ground to send other young men and women into harms way.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

((Hugs))

[GretchenEE]

fyi

[GretchenEE]

fyi

[paul51]

It' a quagmire and it's all Bush's fault. Kerry is a war hero too.

[goodnesswins]

THANKS for the ping, Gretchen.....VERY touching!!!

P.S...I finally looked at your photos....they're very nice. Hope you're all well. Gotta go...packing for another trip.

[LibKill]

It's nice that our brave soldiers get a little recognition from the people they saved.

So many times we hear "Yankee go home!"

It's nice to hear "Yankee, God bless you and Godspeed!"

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

      

Dozens of Balad's citizens Thursday clamored to pose with Capt. Matt Cunningham, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, the 4th Infantry Division unit that has brought peace and free elections to this Iraqi city of 170,000 since the chaos of last summer. Cunningham and the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman, dedicated the peace sculpture — designed and built by Cunningham's father, Jim — as a farewell gift to the people of Balad. The 1-8 Infantry is returning home to Fort Carson, Colo., next week, and turning over its duties in Balad to Task Force 1-77, a 1st Infantry Division unit from Schweinfurt, Germany.

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    Fourth Infantry Division,  ping !

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  Blurry screen alert!. 
               

[blackie]

Fourth Infantry Division ~ Job Well Done ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[McGavin999]

Oh, I wish there were more pictures of this. What a great article.

[Sailorman]

I am not sure I understand your post!
1)"Compare that with what I just read over on DU."
What is DU?
2)"FROM DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND:"
Is this something YOU made up or is it for real?
Sailorman
PS: I have an ulterior motive for asking these questions because of what is written in the italics..

[Happy2BMe]

Thankya Ragtime Cowgirl for the ping.

4th ID headed home - 1st CAV movnig in.

God bless each and every one of them!

IT'S THE SOLDIER

It's the soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the
PRESS.

It's the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of
SPEECH.

It's the soldier, not the campus
ORGANIZER,
Who has given us the freedom to
DEMONSTRATE

It's the soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a
FAIR TRIAL.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag,
Serves under the flag
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who gives the protester the right to burn the flag.

-Father D. E. O'Brien

 

We Must NEVER Forget!

Iraqi Coalition Casualty Report

[Skywarner]

This story just can't be true! There is no mention of it whatsoever on ABCCBSNBCCNNMSNBC. Therefore, it must not have happened. Those pictures must be fake!

But, I did hear tonight that Kerry served in Vietnam. Who would have known!?!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

1st CAV, bump for your son!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for the PING GEE...
Wonderful!
Ms.B

[DollyCali]

Thanks for post saquin & for ping Ragtime..

I am sure the people there hurt deeply when one of our troops is killed/injured there. and I am sure our troops are in pain over the continued senseless terrorist pockets that inflict pain, injury & death to the locals.

Continual prayers for the fine men & women of service there & for the reelection of our president to continue the work here.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

Is this something YOU made up or is it for real?

DU = Democratic Underground.

Yes, it is for real.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/

Caution, not for the faint of heart.

I suppose the folowing is what a typical DU member looks like...

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I am sure the people there hurt deeply when one of our troops is killed/injured there. and I am sure our troops are in pain over the continued senseless terrorist pockets that inflict pain, injury & death to the locals.

They do, Dolly. Thank you for saying it 'out loud'.

The world would be a very different place if our free press listened to the two groups who know the most, and are paying the highest price for Iraq's freedom - our troops, and the majority of Iraqis - the millions of non-Ba'athist victims of Saddam Hussein (imho).

(Hugs)

[InterceptPoint]

I'm sure Dan Rather will be talking about this tonight

You're right of course. We are not going to be hearing anything good from old Danny boy. But I have to admit that the quagmire talk is way way down and, hopefully, gone forever. Iraq is looking more and more like a Bush success story to me and that is bad for the Dems. All the Dems talk lately has been about "How Bush Lied To The American People About The Reasons For Going to War". That is not going to play very well when it sinks into the public perception that the bad news coming from Iraq is over.

We did the right thing, we won the war and we are winning the peace. Take that John Frigg'n Kerry.