***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 26 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 14 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

[Consort]

Was it pithy?

[SPC Milam]

you need to stop saying im not going to get deployed always assume i am that way you are not let down

[Jackie-O]

RC, when you e-mail the press, give them an announcement from me:

WE'RE THERE!! YOU CAN ALL GET OUT AND GO POTTY NOW..CHANGE YOUR PAMPERS, HAVE SOME SKITTLES!!

[BagCamAddict]

I take it everyone has already seen this, from CentCom?

SOLDIERS KILLED IN APPARENT ACCIDENTAL GRENADE DETONATION

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two V Corps soldiers were killed and two injured in an apparent accidental detonation of a grenade while they were performing maintenance on a vehicle in a checkpoint south of Baghdad at approximately 4:00 p.m. (8 a.m. EST) Monday. The incident was not a result of hostile fire.The injured soldiers were evacuated to a field hospital for treatment of their injuries. The names of the deceased soldiers are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.An investigation of the incident is underway.

[MEG33]

I did..tragic accident.

[mystery-ak]

One rule on Freepers....this is not a chat room...stay on subject of the thread....this thread is about the war or military.....all else freepmail me.

btw....when are you coming home?

[Jackie-O]

I was just weatching MSNBC and saw for the first time the shot of the GI leading Iraqi kids in a rap....ToooCool!!

[DollyCali]

Since it is "slow"

I Am the Flag of the United States Of America

I am the flag of the United States of America.
My name is Old Glory.
I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.
I stand watch in America's halls of justice.
I fly majestically over institutions of learning.
I stand guard with power in the world.
Look up and see me.

I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.
I stand for freedom.
I am confident.
I am arrogant.
I am proud.

When I am flown with my fellow banners,
My head is a little higher,
My colors a little truer.

I bow to no one!
I am recognized all over the world.
I am worshipped - I am saluted.
I am loved - I am revered.
I am respected - and I am feared.

I have fought in every battle

of every war

for more then 200 years.


I was flown at Valley Forge,

Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appamatox.
I was there at San Juan Hill,

the trenches of France,
in the Argonne Forest,

Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy.


Guam, Okinawa, Korea and

KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me.
I was there.
I led my troops, I was dirty, battleworn and tired,
But my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.

I have been burned, torn and trampled on the
streets of countries I have helped set free.
It does not hurt for I am invincible.
I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and
trampled in the streets of my country.
And when it's done by those

Whom I've served in battle - it hurts.
But I shall overcome - for I am strong.

I have slipped the bonds of Earth
and stood watch over the uncharted

frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.
I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.

But my finest hours are yet to come.

When I am torn into strips and used as bandages

for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,
Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent
at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,

I am proud.

[amom]

Oh my. Rest well soldiers. Heal quickly you other two.

[Consort]

They lowered the POW Flag at Ft. Bliss today.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

LOL! You been reading my mail??? (^; I put a post-it on my monitor: "COUNT TO 10, think of PFC Lynch" to try to temper my mail to the press. OUCH!

Sean Hannity on the new Ca. protests: "What are they protesting now, anyway? They lost the war - and the debate."

Maybe Sean will finally have some faith in our leaders and stop telling the generals how to run the war now that WE WON.

[MEG33]

I'm so jealous..I have never seen all of it!

[SoldiersGirl]

I get a bit overly emotional when I see these tributes. The only 2 things that keep me sane is the knowledge that these men and women died serving this great Country. They died wrapped in the arms of pride and honor, the way any soldier deserves to go.
The second is that the God who gave us life put each of us here for a specific reason. Even though we may never know our tue reason for existing, there is one. When God calls us home, we should be secure in the knowledge that our purpose has been served, and we are going home to reap our rewards.

[Carolina]

Eagleburger [on Hannity & Colmes] is having diarrhea of the mouth. He's not explaining his "impeach" context very well, IMHO.

[amom]

One rule on Freepers....this is not a chat room...btw....when are you coming home?

LOL I like a mom who is firm yet flexable.

[MEG33]

Thank you.

[mystery-ak]

I wish they would de-mobilize him...he's been waiting to go for over a month.

Im really a pushover...LOL.

[Consort]

Ollie has that "Shroud of Turin" look again.

[mystery-ak]

I missed it, how did he explain it?

[amom]

I wish they would de-mobilize him...he's been waiting to go for over a month.

Understand that.