We had a scare the night the chopper went down, killing 30 Marines and one sailor. My son-in-law is USMC, he's been in Iraq for seven months and is scheduled to leave after the election. He's a JAG, and spends a lot of time in choppers, going from one area to another. It was hours before my daughter on Okinawa heard from him.
I don't think anyone who has a loved one in Iraq can breathe easily until the loved one leaves there.
Bless You. We will not breathe easily until every one of our brave people come home but in the meantime am so proud to be an American and knowing we are making it possible for Iraq to taste Democracy. God Bless America and our Troops.