A sad and tragic irony

[yasmina27]

Local Soldier Killed In Explosion In Iraq

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_043151036.html

This young man was a graduate of the district in which my husband and I teach. I didn't know him, but I knew his sister well. She is an absolute sweetheart and my heart aches for the entire family. Today at our faculty meeting, our principal, who used to be his football coach, broke down in tears.

For the last 2 weeks, ending this Friday, I have been collecting Silly String to send to our troops to help them locate invisible trip wires on bombs. This tragedy will undoubtedly motivate many to make additional donations :(.


FUGWB!! I sincerely hate you with all my heart! I'll probably get called on it, but I walked out of the meeting and said "that son of a bitch" before I noticed there were students in the vicinity.

[seabeyond]

1. tell me about the silly string. i have to send a care package to a

soldier in baghdad.

[yasmina27]

2. I thought this had to be an urban legend

when I first got the email from my BIL. Then I looked into it and found out it is legit:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/06/iraq/main2234543.shtml

[Jonathan50]

3. Brothers In Arms

See the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5lDs

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day youll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And youll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
Ive watched all your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

Theres so many different worlds
So many differents suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

Now the suns gone to hell
And the moons riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But its written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
Were fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

-Mark Knopfler