Photos from the Frontlines...April 29, 2003.

In this image from television, a bullet riddled car in a street in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites) is seen Tuesday, April 29, 2003 , after a shooting incident Monday night in which U.S. soldiers opened fire on Iraqis at a demonstration after being shot at with automatic rifles by some in the crowd, Col. Arnold Bray of the 82nd Airborne Division said Tuesday. The director of the local hospital said 13 people were killed and 75 injured. The shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the town of Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad. (AP Photo/APTN)

U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Abe Martens carries an U.S. flag down the steps from a chartered commercial airplane Monday, April 28, 2003, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. after returning home from fighting in Iraq (news - web sites). Among other missions, members of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment participated in the rescue operation of Pfc. Jessica Lynch. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

Col. David Perkins, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, makes a point while discussing the U.S. Army's fighting skills on Saturday, April 26, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). Perkins led the invasion of Baghdad and said armchair generals who predicted U.S. troops would have trouble with urban combat were underestimating the U.S. Army. (AP Photo/Chris Tomlinson)

Capt. Jon Wiley, commander Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry regiment, 101st Airborne Division patrols the streets of Mosul with a platoon, Thursday April 24, 2003. The patrols aim to bring a sense of security to the residents . (AP Photo/Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson,US Army HO)

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry regiment, 101st Airborne Division, followed by local children patrol the streets of Mosul Thursday April 24, 2003. The patrols aim to bring a sense of security to the residents . (AP Photo/Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson,US Army HO)

U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, scale a wall to gain access to a school to secure it and check it for weapons caches in Mosul northern Iraq (news - web sites) Saturday April 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson, US Army HO)

Sgt. Timothy Williams of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, kicks a door at a school to secure it and check it for weapons caches in Mosul northern Iraq (news - web sites) Saturday April 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson, US Army HO)

U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, tactically enter a school to secure it and check it for weapons caches in Mosul northern Iraq (news - web sites) Saturday April 26, 2003. (AP Photo/ Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson, US Army HO)

Crewmen line the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier as it pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The Lincoln has a crew of approximately 5,500. It is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

The USS Paul Hamilton pulls into its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The destroyer has a crew of approximately 350 and is part of the seven-ship battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The Lincoln has a crew of approximately 5,500. It is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

Bernardo Fuller, center, is followed by other sailors carrying trash from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier after it pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, following a deployment of nearly 10 months. The Lincoln has a crew of approximately 5,500. It is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

A sailor smells a rose as the USS Paul Hamilton pulls into its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The destroyer has a crew of approximately 350 and is part of the seven-ship battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

Two men look out from the USS Paul Hamilton as it pulls into its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The destroyer has a crew of approximately 350 and is part of the seven ship battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

Navy Chaplain Lt. Charles Crane meets his new daughter, Hannah, after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003. At left is Crane's other daughter, Sharon, 10. His wife, Mary Crane, is at right. The Lincoln is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)

The family of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid, sitting from left, parents Dan and Nancy and brothers Kevin and Adam, attend funeral services at the Malden Grade School in Malden, Ill. on Saturday, April 26, 2003. Hollinsaid, a soldier in the 11th Engineer Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division was killed April 7 in Iraq (news - web sites) when a rocket propelled grenade struck the crane he was operating. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

In this handout photo from the U.S. Department of Defense (news - web sites), Major General David H. Petraeus, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Coalition Forces in Northwestern Iraq (news - web sites), meets with the leaders of the local population to discuss the Coalitions' intent for a return to normalcy in Mosul. (AP Photo/Dod, HO)

The missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay is lead by a water spouting tug boat as it heads into port Friday, April 25, 2003, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Senior Chief Eric Copley, right, puts his hand on the shoulder of Fire Control first Class Edward Cannizzaro as they line up while heading into port on the missile cruiser USS Shiloh Friday, April 25, 2003, off the coast of Southern California. Following behind is the USS Mobile Bay. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Officers and crew stand at attention as they pass under the Coronado Bridge as the missile cruiser USS Shiloh heads into port in San Diego, Friday, April 25, 2003, off the coast of Southern California. Following close behind is the USS Mobile Bay. The Shiloh, which served during Operation Iraqi Freedom, came into port Friday after nine months at sea. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Capt. Will Weinig, 26, hugs his girlfriend, Mary Katherine Jones, 22, far right, as two other couples hug during a small welcome home ceremony for the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment Friday, April 25, 2003, at a hangar at Lawson Airfield located on Fort Benning, Ga. About 100 Army Rangers returned from duty in Iraq (news - web sites) and were welcomed by family, friends and loved ones. (AP Photo/Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, G. Marc Benavidez)

U.S. soldiers from Task Force 1-64 of the 3rd Infantry Division watch a video on a television set in the lobby bar of the Al Rasheed Hotel, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, April 25, 2003. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

U.S. soldiers from Task Force 1-64 of the 3rd Infantry Division talk in the entrance of the Al Rasheed Hotel, near a tile mural which bore the impression of former President George Bush, before American soldiers tore it up, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, April 25, 2003. U.S. soldiers had defaced the notorious tile mosaic of the former president that had been placed at the doorway so visitors were obliged to trample him as they entered. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Sailors aboard the USS Mobile Bay wave as the ship docks at the pier at Naval Station San Diego after the ship returned from the Persian Gulf Friday, April 25, 2003. The ship was deployed for nine months and participated in 'Operation Enduring Freedom' and 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.' (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Sailors line the rails of the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay as it returns to San Diego April 25, 2003, after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Operations Specialist Jamie Metz of the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay kisses his girlfriend Kristen Nystrom upon his return to San Diego, April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Sailor Derk Webb, of the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay, leaves with his family, wife Charity, 6-year-old son Totin and 4-year-old grandaughter Anyla, after arriving in San Diego April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Family members cheer as the USS Mobile Bay docks at Naval Station San Diego after a nine month deployment in the Persian Gulf Friday, April 25, 2003. The ship participated in 'Operation Enduring Freedom' and 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.' (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Sailors line the rails of the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay as it returns to San Diego, April 25, 2003 after a nine-month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of the war in Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Mike Blake

Quartermaster Mike Ciaciura, right, kisses his girlfriend Anna Pellum, left, on the pier at Naval Station San Diego after the USS Mobile Bay returned from the Persian Gulf, Friday, April 25, 2003. Two Navy missile cruisers that took part in the attack on Iraq (news - web sites), the USS Shiloh and USS Mobile Bay, returned home Friday to joyous reunions between sailors and loved ones they left behind nearly 10 months ago. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy

Petty Officer Michael Durel of the San Diego-based guided missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay hugs his 4-year-old daughter Lucy and sister Leigh Anne as his wife Patty (L) is overcome with emotion upon his arrival in San Diego April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, having been one of the first ships to fire cruise missiles against Iraq (news - web sites) in the opening stages of the war. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The USS Mobile Bay flies a banner reading 'We Will Never Forget' as the ship passes under the Coronado Bridge in San Diego Bay as it returns from the Persian Gulf Friday, April 25, 2003. The ship was deployed for nine months and participated in 'Operation Enduring Freedom' and 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.' (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

EM2 Kirkland Everett of San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay hugs his wife Nicole after docking in San Diego April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Sailors from the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay toss their hats to waiting family and friends as they dock in San Diego April 25, 2003, after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Mobile Bay returned home with the USS Shilo, both ships fired a number of Tomahawk cruise missiles against targets in Iraq (news - web sites) during the opening stages of the war. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Lt. Ryan Leary, from the San Diego-based guided missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay, reaches to embrace his wife Sarah and 6-month old son Silas upon his return to San Diego, April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, being one of the first ships to fire cruise missiles at Iraq (news - web sites). Leary met his son for the first time today. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Lt. Ryan Leary from the San Diego-based guided missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay embraces his wife Sarah and 6-month old son Silas upon his return to San Diego, April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, being one of the first ships to fire cruise missiles at Iraq (news - web sites). Leary met his son for the first time today. REUTERS/Mike Blake

An Iraqi girl waves at a U.S. soldier from Alpha Company, 37th Infantry, during his foot patrol in downtown Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Friday, April 25, 2003. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

An Iraqi girl gives a kiss to U.S. soldier PFC Louis Livargas, of Somerville, Mass., from Alpha Company, 37th Infantry, during his foot patrol in downtown Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Friday, April 25. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kurt Pazzi, from Detroit, Mich., works on an automatic weapon, while packing at Camp Patriot, south of Kuwait City, Friday, April 25, 2003, before leaving the country after being deployed in central Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)

U.S. Marines from the 24 Expeditionary Unit, load equipment on a landing craft at Camp Patriot, south of Kuwait City, Friday, April 25, 2003. The troops that participated in operations in central Iraq (news - web sites) are the first to be redeployed out of Kuwait. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)

U.S. Marine Cpl. James Norksow, from Waldrow, Ark., rests during loading equipment onto a landing craft at Camp Patriot, south of Kuwait City, Friday, April 25, 2003. The Marine 24th Expeditionary Unit that participated in operations in central Iraq (news - web sites), is the first to be redeployed out of Kuwait.(AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)

US soliders from the 173rd Airborne Brigade patrol the streets in the center of Mosul, northern Iraq (news - web sites) l on Thursday, April, 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

President Bush (news - web sites), right, shakes hands on stage with Imam Hassan Qazwini, local religious leader, after promoting iraqi democracy in a speech, Monday, April 28, 2003 in Dearborn, Mich. Bush traveled to the Detroit suburb where about 30 percent of residents claimed Arab ancestry. Where he is touting his administration's efforts to plant the seeds of democracy in the rubble of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s toppled dictatorship and courting Michigan's Arab community with an eye on his re-election. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) (R) embraces Mayor of Dearborn Mike Guido prior to speaking to Iraqi-Americans in Dearborn, Michigan(AFP/Stephen Jaffe)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) pauses while speaking about Operation Iraqi Freedom while visiting with Iraqi-Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, April 28, 2003. Bush met auto makers to discuss his tax cut plan and to 'get their sense of how the economy is doing,' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) said. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) chats with Iman Hassan Qazwini after addressing Iraqi-Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, April 28, 2003. In a message aimed at the Arab world, Bush vowed to stand by Iraq (news - web sites) until democracy flourishes and said the U.S.-led occupation already had improved the lives of average citizens. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will announce next week an end to military hostilities in Iraq (news - web sites) and a push to rebuild Iraq into a democracy free of weapons of mass destruction, White House officials said April 25, 2003. Bush speaks about the economy and job growth while visiting the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, April 24. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

Eager for Congress to pass President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s $15 billion global AIDS (news - web sites)-prevention initiative, the White House signaled April 25, 2003 it would accept legislation in the House of Representatives even if it did not impose restrictions on the distribution of condoms. Bush speaks about the economy and jobs growth while visiting the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, April 24. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) waves at the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2003. The White House has quashed rumors that President George W. Bush would not stay overnight in France during his trip to the G8 economic summit in Evian later this spring. 'The president will be overnighting in France,' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) told reporters aboard Air Force One as Bush flew to Ohio. (William Philpott/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks about the economy and job growth while visiting the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, April 24, 2003. Amid lingering bitterness over European opposition to the war in Iraq (news - web sites), the Bush administration is under mounting pressure to relegate the European Union (news - web sites), the United Nations (news - web sites) and Russia to the sidelines of the Israeli-Palestinian 'road map' they helped craft. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is greeted by Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) upon arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, April 24, 2003. Voinovich is a key Republican opponent to the president's full tax cut, calling for more government fiscal frugality and a reduction of the proposed tax cut to $350 billion. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

The White House said April 22, 2003 President George W. Bush (news - web sites) would not support delaying any of his proposed income tax rate cuts, backing away from reported comments by Treasury Secretary John Snow. 'It's vital that all the rates be cut and cut immediately,' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) told reporters. Bush speaks in the Rose Garden about the economy, April 15. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s bid for re-election will start late 2004 and will coincide with the third anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, He will win in a landslide. (AFP/File/Luke Frazza)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) smiles as he receives applause from employees at the Boeing F-18 production facility in St Louis, Missouri, April 16, 2003. Bush urged the U.N. to lift economic sanctions on Iraq (news - web sites), a move which would clear the way for the country to sell oil to help pay for post-war reconstruction. 'Now that Iraq is liberated the United Nations (news - web sites) should lift economic sanctions on that country,' Bush told about 1,000 workers in an often politically flavored speech. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) waves while carrying his dog Barney as he prepares to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland April 16, 2003. Bush signed into law a $79 billion package to pay for the war in Iraq (news - web sites), reward regional allies including Turkey and help struggling U.S. airlines, a White House statement said. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Former Basra governor Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-Tikriti, who appears on the US list of 55 most-wanted figures from Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s former regime, surrendered to Free Iraqi Forces in Baghdad(AFP/File/HO)

An Iraqi man runs away from a burning oil dump at a former Iraqi army camp, on the outskirts of Baghdad, April 29, 2003. Unknown Iraqis set the oil trench alight on Tuesday at noon. U.S. forces said on Tuesday they were holding Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s veteran oil minister, Amir Muhammed Rasheed, whose wife is bioweapons scientist Rihab Taha, widely known as 'Dr Germ'. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

A U.S. soldier tries to explain the American side of a shooting incident to an angry group of Iraqis gathering outside a Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites) school where U.S. soldiers fired on anti-American protesters the night before, Tuesday April 29, 2003. US soldiers opened fire after some Iraqi crowd members shot at the troops, a U.S. officer said Tuesday. A local hospital director said 13 Iraqis were killed and 75 injured. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)

Residents of Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites) look at a bullet-riddled car outside a school where U.S. soldiers fired on anti-American protesters the night before, Tuesday April 29, 2003. U.S. soldiers opened fire after some Iraqi crowd members shot at the troops, a U.S. officer said Tuesday. A local hospital director said 13 Iraqis were killed and 75 injured. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)

One of the cards being handed out to US forces to aid in identifying Iraqi officials. The US list of the most-wanted leaders of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime has become a surprise best-seller in Baghdad. This guy has been captured.(AFP/DOD/File)

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, foreground right, talks to U.S. General Tommy Franks, foreground left, during a meeting with Saudi officials seated at the background seen on far left, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan, center, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister, third right, at Prince Sultan's Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tuesday April 29, 2003. Rumsfeld is touring the region, meeting with U.S. forces and area leaders following the U.S.-led war in Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, foreground left, meets Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Saudi Deputy Defense minister, right, at the Riyadh Air Base in Saudi Arabia Tuesday April 29, 2003. Rumsfeld is touring the region, meeting with U.S. forces and area leaders following the U.S.-led war in Iraq (news - web sites). U.S. General, Tommy Franks is seen on the left. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on April 29, 2003 the U.S. had no hidden agenda in the Gulf region and denied it had threatened Syria when it accused Damascus of meddling in Iraq (news - web sites). But Rumsfeld, who is touring the Gulf to talk with its leaders about cutting U.S. military numbers in the region, repeated charges that Syria had allowed weapons and fighters to cross its border into Iraq. Rumsfeld is seen speaking to troops April 28 at the U.S. Central Command headquarters at the As-Sayliyah base, outside Doha. Photo by Pool/Reuters

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) speaks to coalition troops during his visit to US Central Command headquarters at the As-Saliyah base, outside Doha.(AFP/Luke Frazza)

2 posted on 04/29/2003 9:28:22 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)

I am sorry, I did not mean to put this into breaking news, you can move it if you would like.

3 posted on 04/29/2003 9:33:43 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)

To: <1/1,000,000th%; 11B3; 2111USMC; 2Jedismom; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; A Ruckus of Dogs; AdA$tra; ...

Megabump "Gotta See This" by ConservativeMan55

Thank you.

4 posted on 04/29/2003 9:35:05 AM PDT by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)

5 posted on 04/29/2003 9:35:41 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)

6 posted on 04/29/2003 9:37:50 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)

7 posted on 04/29/2003 9:38:14 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)

Continuing thanks for these photos. They cause emotions I find hard to describe...

10 posted on 04/29/2003 9:43:22 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)

Which one .. hmmm there are a number of them, but these caught me attention

I like the expersion of his face .. *L*
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030425/i/1051298426.3355623494.jpg

This one was full of happy tears
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030425/capt.1051298303.war_iraq_us_troops_return_gacol303.jpg

This one is a reminder that sometimes we need to stop and smell the flowers
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030426/capt.1051399466.hamilton_homecoming_hicc107.jpg

And this one brought home the reality and the costs of those that protect our freedoms. My heart and prayers goes out them
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030426/capt.1051396564.war_us_iraq_funeral_hollinsaid_cxbk102.jpg

12 posted on 04/29/2003 9:48:15 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)

What a great job you did for us. Many, many thanks.

If you don't mind, I'm going to link it to the daily Operation Iraqi Freedom live thread.

13 posted on 04/29/2003 9:49:56 AM PDT by Howlin (The most hated lair on FR)

And some day with a little help, I'll learn to proof read my posts better .. Sorry

I like the expersion of his face = I like the expression of his face

14 posted on 04/29/2003 9:51:35 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)

15 posted on 04/29/2003 9:52:49 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam? and where is Tom Daschle?)

16 posted on 04/29/2003 9:59:22 AM PDT by JustPiper (Womb to Tomb! Birth to Earth!!!)

17 posted on 04/29/2003 10:00:05 AM PDT by Bahbah (Pray for our Troops)

"They cause emotions I find hard to describe..."
Like the ones that cause your throat to start closing up?

18 posted on 04/29/2003 10:01:13 AM PDT by Bahbah (Pray for our Troops)

Wonderful pix! Thanks for posting them! Wiping tears from my eyes now.

Prairie

19 posted on 04/29/2003 10:02:09 AM PDT by prairiebreeze ("We will not deny, ignore or pass our problems on to other Presidents." --GWBush)

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