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Not all war stories are bad

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Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
If this is not the right place to start this thread I'm sure the mods-that-be will make appropriate adjustments. I thought about putting it in the N&V thread, but I felt that would open it right up for heated debated and I wanted this to be a happy thread.

Over the last several days here and elsewhere I've really been struck by how some people only want to expound on the bad stories that come out of Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Being the optimist that I am and believing that there is indeed good that can come out of the ruins, I thought I would start a thread showing the good.

This link is to a story I saw on Good Morning America today about Baby Mariam. For some reason, they always show these types of stories when I am trying to put on my makeup.

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Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Now my mascara is running.

Thank you for posting that NT. It is a beautiful story and Miriam will always have Chris watching over her, as well as the other fallen soldiers who were with him on that mission.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Thank you so much for starting this thread. I too think there are a lot of good stories that come from the war and there are many more wonderful people than bad over there trying to make a difference. Some who don't agree with the war like to ignore the good and sensationalize the bad to prove their point. We should all strive to keep this a positive story thread.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Chilliwilli, I couldn't have said that better myself.
As I am sure most of you know, I am the wife of a marine. He was infantry and schedule to go to Tejekastan when this all began, fortunately, because of a medical condition and the grace of god, he wasn't sent, and he finished his stint and got out of the corps. He was more than willing to serve over seas, do his part, and fight what he says is a "good fight with a good purpose"
His brother is also a marine.

When Rick Leventhal from Fox News was imbeded with the 3rd LAR, we were watching his first broadcast and DH said "OMG, that's my unit, I know those guys, that's my guys!"

He had just recently been honorably discharged. He watched with great intent, so proud of his unit, and I could see he felt he should have been right there with them. His best friend was called back, as well as every guy from his unit that had been recently discharged and still within their inactive duty, except for him and two other guys. Him and the other two being the only ones married and with children. Still, again, I knew he felt it was his duty to be there, but his main duty was with his family, as I was very pregnant with DD2. His friend called a couple of times from Iraq and would tell us things that had happened, stuff that had been reported as fact on TV throughout nearby units, and the story his friend told of what actually happened was totally opposite from what was reported.

DH tells me that what we see on the news, what is being reported by all wings of the media, and what is actually happening is completely different. He says the news sensationalizes things, and is more like a sitcom than what is reality. He says that of tens of thousands of soldiers, maybe 20 are bad apples that have gotten in trouble, but that the news will report on those 20 rotters, and leave out the peace keepers, the dignitaries, the patriots, the saviors, the kind, the gentle, and the ones who are willing to lay down their lives for us at the drop of a shell casing.
Also, his line for when the media reports on the "bad" is "notice they didn't get away with anything either, notice they are being punished."
Our military has to follow codes, whereas the other side does not.
Ok, I am getting of track here.
I love this thread, I love that we can talk positively and know that in THIS thread we have support.
NT, god bless your step son, send him my love. I would write to him if I could and tell him so myself.

BTW, my sister leaves for Paris Island on December 27, tenatively......could you all send some prayers her way for her and her husband. Her husband leave Januray 7.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Good lord, the spelling errors and grammatical mistakes are horrible in my last post. Well, that's what two hours of sleep will get ya.