Today, on #NationalDayOfTheDeployed, Joe and I are thinking of the those missing loved ones.

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I remember what it was like when Beau was deployed in Iraq. It was a mix of pride and fear, a longing for that empty seat at the dinner table to be filled again.

Today, on #NationalDayOfTheDeployed, Joe and I are thinking of the thousands of families missing loved ones.

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[LizBeth]

1. Ya? I have been thinking of a lot of people having first holiday season without loved ones because

they died from covid. And I am thinking about all the loved ones going to have to have non funerals for those that die this winter because of Trumps herd mentality. It is hitting me the last couple of days, the number of people that will have the first season without someone.

That first season is hard. I remember when my mom died.

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2. It hit me last week when they forecast 800,000 more deaths by March if we do nothing.

This is the choice we're faced with. Either people vote to live or they vote to gamble with the lives of millions of Americans who will perish.

[LizBeth]

3. Which reminds me. I came in here looking for an article I saw last week about that. Do you

remember anything about the title or the day? I do not know how to find things if I do not reply or bookmark.

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4. That's what the DU Google search bar can help you with

The article was from the NYT

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214345974