[Cinnamon Girl]

Israeli soldiers mourn at the grave of Stf. Sgt. Nadav Kudinsky, an army dog handler, during his funeral in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel,Thursday Dec. 7, 2004. Hamas militants killed the Israeli soldier and wounded four with an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop Tuesday, in what the Islamic group said was an elaborate scheme to lure troops to the area with the help of a double agent. Four Palestinian militants were also killed in the fighting. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Meanwhile, other IDF soldiers have to deal with leftist nuts who've opted to make asses of themselves for college credit:

Israeli soldiers scuffle with Protesters during a protest at the construction site of Israel's controversial security barrier in the West Bank village of Boudros near Ramallah, December 7, 2004. REUTERS/ Gil Cohen Magen

[West Coast Conservative]

Israeli soldiers scuffle with Protesters Hamas sympathizers during a protest at the construction site of Israel's controversial security barrier in the West Bank village of Boudros near Ramallah, December 7, 2004. REUTERS/ Gil Cohen Magen

[Convert from ECUSA]

"Israeli soldiers mourn at the grave of Stf. Sgt. Nadav Kudinsky, an army dog handler, during his funeral in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel,Thursday Dec. 7, 2004. Hamas militants killed the Israeli soldier and wounded four with an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop Tuesday, in what the Islamic group said was an elaborate scheme to lure troops to the area with the help of a double agent.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)"

For some reason, I cannot get the first picture of the group of mourning Israeli soliders Cinnamon Girl posted to paste here in my reply. I wanted very much to paste it in my reply, as it hit me like a locomotive.

What a deeply moving picture! I don't have the words to say what I feel seeing this picture and reading the article. I wish I did. All that I am able to say is that my heart goes out to these young Israeli soldiers and the family of Stf. Sgt. Nadav Kudinsky. May his soul rest with the Lord.