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Wounded Marine during the inaugural speech by President Bush. (photo)
crushelits
| Jan. 20, 2004
| crushelits/wapo
Posted on 01/20/2005 10:45:45 AM PST by crushelits
A HERO SALUTES
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Casey Owens, a wounded Marine, salutes as his mother Janna Owens cries during the inaugural speech by President Bush. The president pledged to work to heal a country divided by the Iraq war. "We have known divisions, which must be healed to move forward in great purposes, and I will strive in good faith to heal them."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; during; inaugural; iraq; marine; marines; owens; president; speech; supportourtroops; wounded
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To: crushelits
Corporal Owens, WE salute YOU (and all who wear the uniform.)
101
posted on
01/20/2005 12:32:13 PM PST
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: Xenalyte
I read that. Hooray for Texans!
102
posted on
01/20/2005 12:46:31 PM PST
by
TheMom
(Hell yeah!)
To: TheMom
Thanks, it makes great wallpaper!
103
posted on
01/20/2005 1:05:56 PM PST
by
Flyer
(We are the pajamahadin ~ We know everything. ~ No forgeries no fakes no urban legends and no BS)
To: crushelits
I love this brave hero! May God bless him and his Mother the rest of his family. This is what it is all about!
104
posted on
01/20/2005 1:07:37 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(Jan.20th- Day One!)
To: jwpjr
You're kind. And in sort of a general clarification of my vantage-point,--in my post #80, which was an add-on to my #58 (in response to some of Bozser's thoughts in #36,) I realize that I should have
started my sentence with the word "Both," making it such:
Both the Marine and his mother's comportment combine to a synergistic effect of story.
An untouchable effect.
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And of the mother's *comportment*, I mean that so positively--a proud, loving, very multi-emotioned mother, standing so proudly in her heroic son's gargantuan shadow, saluting both him, and his heroic, fine leader.
Jwpjr, my hat is off to YOU, as I so admire those that have the great visual gift of being a photographer--pictures tell life's stories--devoid of spin. They stand on their own, and to have the gift of capture of moments of meaning in time, to me is TRULY a gift from Above.
I'm not a photographer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. (I actually am a bit of a shutterbug, but take some REAL duds. :-)
105
posted on
01/20/2005 1:10:18 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: crushelits
Where do we find these brave young men?
Every day, I thank God for allowing me to grow up, and hopefully grow old, in this wonderful country.
106
posted on
01/20/2005 1:10:19 PM PST
by
Terabitten
(Live a life worthy of those who have gone before you.)
To: crushelits
God Bless You Marine! I'm so proud of you and your comrades in arms! Semper Fidelis!
107
posted on
01/20/2005 1:29:29 PM PST
by
MarineBrat
("Religion in a Family is at once its brightest Ornament & its best Security." --Samuel Adams)
To: Darth Reagan
108
posted on
01/20/2005 1:34:04 PM PST
by
marblehead17
(I love it when a plan comes together.)
To: jwpjr
Whoops, Jupjr, meant to say it that good photographers, such as yourself, do possess the visual gift from Above, but also, that the eyes and the visuals are just really, in comparison, just the portals of a gifted, educated heart, mind, and soul.
109
posted on
01/20/2005 1:34:07 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: LibWhacker
Oh, man . . . That will choke you up -- unless you're a democrat. God bless the man and his family.It will make them cry too, just for a different reason.
110
posted on
01/20/2005 1:40:43 PM PST
by
jamaly
To: crushelits
I know this will piss someone off but I do not care. That Marine is greater and more faithful than Bush or Cheney ever have been or ever will be. If ever we run into this man we should thank him and buy him a drink and a dinner. It is the least we can do.
111
posted on
01/20/2005 2:09:47 PM PST
by
American Vet Repairman
(If you are going to play with fire make sure someone is getting it on video.)
To: crushelits
God bless this incredible human being.
112
posted on
01/20/2005 2:12:42 PM PST
by
mowkeka
To: crushelits
God bless this incredible human being, let's do everything we can to ensure that he didn't sacrifice for nothing.
113
posted on
01/20/2005 2:13:17 PM PST
by
mowkeka
To: iceskater
"Another idea is to donate to the VA hospitals."
No, the VA has plenty of money. The Directors often send money back for bonuses. We should demand that the bonus system be stopped and that the dead weight be sent to pasture. Then have a general audit of all VA facilities and demand that the money be spent on the combat casualties first and not to support some drunk that was kicked out and never saw a day in combat.
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posted on
01/20/2005 2:15:32 PM PST
by
American Vet Repairman
(If you are going to play with fire make sure someone is getting it on video.)
To: crushelits
Casey Owens, now that's a name we must remember. What a man he is. I can only pray that God will shower blessings down upon him and his family, and that our nation makes sure that he knows every day of his life how much we honor his sacrifice.
115
posted on
01/20/2005 2:18:49 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(Senate is trying to cover their A$$es with Rumsfeld's hide)
To: crushelits
To: American Vet Repairman
I don't really want to get into an argument about VA funding. For me, I will be donating goods not money - I'm cleaning out some books and I will be donating them to our local VA for the patients' use.
I'm sure the VA, like every other government program, could stand a good audit and then someone with the backbone to clean up after the audit findings are published.
117
posted on
01/20/2005 2:28:45 PM PST
by
iceskater
(The UN Oil for Food scandal has cost our troops their lives. Time for Kofi to go.)
To: crushelits
Oh, the honor, the sacrifice...words pale into insignificance.
118
posted on
01/20/2005 2:32:07 PM PST
by
el_texicano
(Liberals are the real Mind-Numbed Robots - No Brains, No Guts, No Character...Just hate)
To: BossLady
The reality of the situation is that someday this Vet will be fighting his gov't for better treatment and more compensation for his wounds....he will be joining the ranks of some of America's finest who have found their gov't AWOL when it comes to taking care of its own.......
To: Searching4Justice
"The reality of the situation is that someday this Vet will be fighting his gov't for better treatment and more compensation for his wounds...."
You have hit the nail through the board. When the political climate reverts back to liberalism the government will use the VA once again to be a liberal vote buying machine. Sadly there are more who will suck up the money that did not sacrifice like Casey, but will get just as much...if not more. The best thing Bush could do is open his eyes and clean up the system before he leaves ofice.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:28:50 PM PST
by
American Vet Repairman
(If you are going to play with fire make sure someone is getting it on video.)
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