A soldier returns and gets a kiss from his beautiful young wife

[SoCalDem]

Just so we don't forget what it's all about..

[malta blue]

1. how tragic.

:cry:

[WindRiverMan]

19. I worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for the last ten years

and I finally transferred to the department of interior because the daily grind of seeing desperate military families, young soldiers preparing for war, and injured soldiers coming home just brought me down so much. Add to that the fact that 10% of the Corps was mandated to be in Iraq or Afghanistan and the pain of watching your friends/co-workers go to war in a foreign land... I was probably in depression. The Rah-Rah crowd of the Bush administration NEVER points out the pain of the families whose soldiers have paid the ultimate sacrfice. We spill our young people's blood on foreign soils so Haliburton can add more oil futures to their ledger balances.


There is a Hell, and Bush will go there when its over.

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. Do we have to wait till it's over?

[SoCalDem]

24. McCain wants it to NEVER be over

That's why he must not "win"..

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. A friggin men

I started a thread to support troops who resist
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3842517&mesg_id=3842517

[Gato Moteado]

52. love that photo with the gas prices!

is there a larger version of it?

[Nostradammit]

56. Try this -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3450676&mesg_id=3450687

[Gato Moteado]

58. thanks!

nt

[Maat]

48. Well-said.

It just breaks my heart to think of families sacrificing that way.

[hisownpetard]

2. OMG.

[jeff30997]

3. Oh no...

:(

[Eurobabe]

4. Awful

:cry:

[billyoc]

5. Courtesy of the party of family values.

[malaise]

6. More proof why 'So' was a callous disregard for

these men and women.

[lamp_shade]

7. My eyes are burning.

[boobooday]

8. Nothing like breaking my heart so early in the morning.

But you're right, we can't forget.

[SoCalDem]

10. It's not only wives..

[Withywindle]

38. OMG, that little boy is trying so hard to be brave.

And the young widow in the OP too.


:cry:



I HATE this regime. Rich men who've never had a clue about real courage in their lives, forcing the worst possible courage-inducing situation on innocent people willy nilly with no regard for anyone but the "haves and have-mores" who never have to fight their filthy wars.

[Gato Moteado]

53. i hate the bush voters too.....

...every single person that voted for bush is responsible for the death and destruction

[DUlover2909]

59. I totally agree. They are accomplices. There was ample evidence that he was an asshole in 2000.

Every Bush voter, every right-wing pundit, every non-voter, every Nader voter, every republic campaign contributor (I leave out the "an" on purpose because they insult us daily by referring to us as the "Democrat Party"), every reporter that looked the other way and didn't ask tough questions, every neocon author, and every loony right wing radio host that supported Bush and Cheney are all contributors to the rape of our Constitution and are in varying degrees responsible for the illegal war in Iraq.

[alphafemale]

9. "Travelin' Soldier"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLBgmbXBOb8

[barbtries]

15. that was good

i guess i was in the mood for a good cry...

[shireen]

11. terrible cruel ... i hate what this war is doing to military families

so many young people, just starting their lives. it's so WRONG.
:cry:

[midnight]

12. Ok, I wasn't prepared for such return.

God bless our soldiers. Let's bring them home alive.

[wellstone dem]

13. Thank you for the reminder

God bless this family.

[barbtries]

14. thank you

somebody has to remember that we're in a WRONG war that never should have begun and must end now. it is unspeakably scandalous that the msm does not bring these pictures to the masses of people.

[DailyGrind51]

16. All the more reason,

to defeat McCain "There will be other wars" McCain, at ANY cost!

[spanone]

17. exxon mobil would like to thank her for her sacrifice

[SoCalDem]

20. They don't give a crap how many people die..they just want to roll

around in their glorious money

[lpbk2713]

18. You can be sure AWOL MonkeyBoy wasn't there.

He never has been, never will.

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. Drunken Monkey Boy only cares about the *FABULOUS* time he's had

these past 8 years. :eyes:

[SoCalDem]

22. and getting free trips to fun places..

i still can't believe his antics in China..

I should....but I can't wrap my brain around his irritating behavior

[Thothmes]

44. Neither was Lyndon Baines Johnson. in the 60s

The only difference was tha his american kill ration was about 9 to 1 better than bush.

[ExPatLeftist]

62. What's your point?? n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

25. Oh............

;(

[lynnertic]

27. The image in your sig file made me turn signatures off. Here's how to do it:

I don't quite understand the image but it's really that repulsive, and I don't come here to get sick to my stomach.
But it could be the effect that you're going for, so I thought you'd be interested to know.


For others who may think like I do, here's how to turn off signatures in posts:
1. Click the options button at the top of the page
2. Click the link in the sidebar "Edit your preferences"
3. Click the "no" radio-button next to "Display Signatures?" (Third option in list)
4. Click the "update" button at the bottom of the page.

Have a nice day!
:hi:

[SoCalDem]

28. Wow! I thought everybody knew about "huffer guy mugshot"..

when arrested, he claimed to not know how the gold spray paint got on his face :rofl:

sorry you don't like seeing George compared to huffer guy :hi:

Here's a few more you might not like :hi:

(mugshot of real guy)

[lynnertic]

29. OMG I did NOT know about 'huffer guy mugshot'

he looks like a wet cat! That is too funny!
:blush:
My mind soooo is dirty!!!!!
I'm sorry but your sigfile img still looks too gross for me because of my em, er, own embarrassing imagination.
:hide:

[helderheid]

37. Don't be embarrassed. I thought it was shit on his face.

[NM Independent]

46. Well, I won't be turning off sig lines just to avoid it...

but it is f'ing nasty and makes me want to :puke:

I don't care what it is supposed to be.

[Gato Moteado]

54. now THAT was funny!

thanks!

i'm glad i don't turn off sig lines. i love the creativity of DUers. i hadn't heard about the huffer guy story but it's awesome. until then, i thought it was supposed to be shit on bush's face too....like another poster here. :blush:

[hfojvt]

32. people who do that are not gonna see the link to your website

Nor will they then see my highly informative signature.

[lynnertic]

47. OH NOES

You made me look
;)

"Almost 96% of the tax cut resulting from repeal (of the AMT) would goto the top quintile and 80% would goto the top tenth."

AMT = Alternative Minimum Tax

[SoCalDem]

50. and I change my sig pics every week or so.. got a new one in the wings

check back later ..you might like the new one :)

[B Calm]

30. How sad. . . .

[ThatsMyBarack]

31. IT'S! NOT! RIGHT!

:cry: :banghead:

[northofdenali]

33. Barack won't forget, nor will Joe -

nor will I, not in my lifetime. Our Strykers here locally are due to ship out next month. Instead of "fresh" troops, they renamed the battalion to appear as though it's different.

Our next Vice President on the failed MisAdministrations Iraq Policy (long but worth it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1op8vwF5UA

SCD, :hug::cry::hug:

[dflprincess]

49. Yes, they'll get us out of Iraq

and deeper into Afghanistan.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/20/obama.afghanistan/

The Afghan government needs to do more. But we have to understand that the situation is precarious and urgent here in Afghanistan. And I believe this has to be our central focus, the central front, on our battle against terrorism," Obama said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."
"I think one of the biggest mistakes we've made strategically after 9/11 was to fail to finish the job here, focus our attention here. We got distracted by Iraq," he said.

Obama said troop levels must increase in Afghanistan. "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three," he told CBS. "I think it's very important that we unify command more effectively to coordinate our military activities. But military alone is not going to be enough."

So we will still see pictures of grieving families whose loved ones died in the never ending "war on terror".

[northofdenali]

57. I find your reply offensive and wonder where your loyalties lie -

to the Democratic Party and the most dynamic Presidential ticket we've had since Clinton/Gore, or with your own narrow agenda.

I place no one on ignore. This post has caused me to begin rethinking that policy.

[dflprincess]

65. I was merely quoting Obama

if you find his ideas for Afghanistan offensive, don't blame me.

My loyalties lie with a progressive agenda. I'm voting for the Democratic ticket because there is no other viable choice, but I'm under no illusions that either one of them are committed to any real change.

[radfringe]

34. a friend of ours went to a wedding last week

originally the couple were going to get married last year, but the groom was sent to Iraq. He came back, they planned on an October wedding this year

plans changed again, they scrambled over a two week period to have the wedding last week because he's being sent back to Iraq in September

[Beausoir]

35. Jesus. We've got some work to do.

[helderheid]

36. Heartbreaking and outrageous and FOR WHAT?

:cry: :mad:

[GreenPartyVoter]

39. That poor family :^( I tell you this much, the GOP killing machine can't have my kids. I will

send them somewhere safe if I have to.

[fizzgig]

40. oh gods

:cry:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

41. Never Forget.

:cry:

Thank you SoCalDem.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

42. heartbreaking

so are the reports showing the injured soldiers and their families trying to cope with broken bodies and minds.

[skygazer]

43. That is so hard to look at

And so important to see. :cry:

[MonteLukast]

45. OMG.

I have no words.

:cry:

[donheld]

51. O how very sad

And people have the nerve to wonder why we hate Bushie and cabal.

[DesertRat]

55. Heartbreaking. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

60. :(((

[WillyT]

61. Remember This One ???

:cry:

[opihimoimoi]

63. A needless tradegy...so sad and unnecessary....and for what?

My heart goes out to all the Families of the KIA and Wounded

This must stop

and the GOP must be made to bear the Blame....it was them that made all of this possible....

[Botany]

64. And they lied to start this mess