From Auschwitz to Iraq: Honoring Those Who Sacrifice

BreakPoint with Charles Colson ^ | January 28, 2005 | Charles Colson

[Mr. Silverback]

Where do we find such young men? A hero proved.

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[Mr. Silverback]

When he was confirmed, Thomas Doerflinger took the name of St. Maximilian Kolbe, who was martyred at Auschwitz. Doing so proved prophetic.

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[Mr. Silverback]

Tex, would you have the prayer warriors pray for this soldier's family?

[Calpernia]

Last November, the vehicle Thomas was assigned to, a Stryker armored personnel carrier, was undergoing repairs. Another Stryker was headed for Mosul, which had been overrun by terrorists. But the crew was one man short. Would Thomas be willing to take his place?

While he was under no obligation to go, Thomas was known for volunteering. He offered to serve as a rear rifleman to provide cover for the other men.

On November 11, the Stryker rumbled into Mosul. Thomas jumped out—and soon after was ushered into eternity, cut down by a sniper’s bullet.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Folks, you have to ping your lists to this one."
Mr. Silverback

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[shezza]

What motivates young men to make such a sacrifice, not only for their country and their comrades, but on behalf of strangers longing for freedom?

Rest in Peace, young Thomas Doerflinger. And thank you for your sacrifice so that the rest of us may live in freedom.

[sweetiepiezer]

God Bless these heros who have given for all of us.

[E.G.C.]

BTT!!!!!!

[stand watie]

!!!!!!!!

free dixie,sw

[bitt]

sweet Mother of God, what an accomplishment, and at what cost.

[FBD]

Bump^

Bless our brave men and women in uniform who bring liberty to others, sometimes at the cost of their own lives.

[uncleshag]

What a story for the ages.

Prayers said for this young man and his family.



Ping appreciated, Tonkin.

[Colt .45]

I think this following poem sums up the cost.

“Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” -George Orwell (with a nod to the Mudville Gazette)

There’s a character trait that’s decided by fate
Comes (sadly) to many, far too faint, far too late.
They won’t face the aggressor, stand up to his ire
They have not the will to fight his fire with fire.
So they bend over backwards to see all sides as fair,
Till they’re faced with dragon breath fire in their hair.
Like our brethren in France, who’d know better than we,
Yet seem never to learn, seem doomed never to see.

Yes, it seems there are some who’re determined by fate,
To possess not the courage to step up to the plate,
Who shrink from all threat because nothing’s worth war.
But how can they know lest they’ve been there before?
Thank God some have courage, the will, yes, the grace,
To stand for the shirkers, stand strong in their place.
Thank God we have stalwarts who’ll stand for us all,
Who will rise to the challenge at their nation’s call.

The faint-hearted, who fear, whose reaction is flight,
Have no comprehension of those who will fight.
To hide their own trepidation they attempt to demean
The rough men, who defend them, as barbaric, obscene.
Yet these rough men stand ready, hard weapons to hand,
To put placaters behind them, draw a line in the sand,
To preserve for the peaceniks what they won’t defend,
So their own unearned freedom won’t perish, won’t end.

To appeasers, rough men are coarse government tools.
To rough men, appeasers are dumb delusional fools.

Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66

I am proud to have numbered among the rough men. And this man spoke volumes as the result is the happiness on that young Iraqi woman's face. - Colt .45

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank God for this hero and his loved ones!

[windchime]

Bump!

[SandRat]

yet we in Arizona have a man who does not do honor to the name of Kolbe. That man is KongresKritter Kolbe.

[AZamericonnie]

Thomas Doerflinger, God rest & keep him. Here is a young man who brought honor to the name Kolbe.

[Eagle Eye]

A man's body was found recently near a well-known town in the Sunni Triangle. The man's throat was horribly slashed. His ID is not yet positively known, but he seems to match the passport of a mid eastern man who was working for a company that was hauling supplies for the US military in Iraq.

He is not alone. There have been many, many like him.

So when we roll out the list of heros and we want to include anybody and every body in uniform, I think that it is also appropriate that we include the $10/day workers who die to get food and water to the military forces.

[bitt]

thank you!!!

orwellian tagline, but tribute to all you roughies....