Protests From Those Who Don't Know Ring Hollow [Powerful reading!]

Austin American Statesman ^ | 10/9/03 | Sgt N.J. Todd

[Coop]

I was really tempted to post this awesome article under "Breaking News," but I controlled my naughty urges. :-)

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IMO, Nathan should seek employment with a small newspaper and begin a career as a journalist. He has a lot to say and he says/writes it very, very well.

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I agree. When I wrote him I mentioned his talent and speculated he might already work in Public Affairs.

[Joe Marine 76]

An outstanding tribute to those in our Armed Forces who serve our Country here and abroad!

[Coop]

A belated welcome aboard, Devil Dog, and Semper Fi!

[CyberAnt]

Thank you so much for posting this .. hopefully it will prick a few of those who are so hatefully spewing stuff against our brave soldiers.

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[MEG33]

I almost missed this.What a powerful post!

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This is wonderful!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Coop, MEG, WOW. Thank you! I'm glad I stayed up late enough to include this post in today's news.

I knelt there in a field that had been used to dump the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust, and lit a candle for the souls who suffered there. I cried and prayed there, remembering what had been done, and thought upon the words "never again." Somehow the thought of it made me cry more, because I couldn't stop thinking about how long it took us to decide to stop the madness in Bosnia. How no one even tried to stop the killings in Cambodia, Kurdish Iraq and the Sudan. How we walked away from Somalia after the tragic sacrifice of American soldiers fighting to build a better world. It occurred to me how much we have forgotten and how empty those brave words had become.

We cannot save the world by ourselves. We cannot stop all the genocides and massacres. We cannot make sure that "never again" becomes a fulfilled promise rather than a hope. But we can return a little meaning to those words, stop some killings and end some suffering. I hope we do, and I would be proud to serve again in Iraq to do so.

Bring kleenex. Our heroes get it. Maybe this one can convince a reporter or a Senator that our troops need and deserve the support of every American.

 Thanks, Tonkin!

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