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bucolic_frolic

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15. Ain't that the truth

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:34 PM

Jun 2020

This is a very big event in our nation's history. This is as iconic as it gets, and that thought and photo capture it all. Not any doubt about what it refers to, what it meant, or how cruel and heartless it was and is. Words can hardly describe it.

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All mothers were summoned.... [View all] ehrnst Jun 2020 OP

That gave me chills... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #1

It tore my heart out. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2020 #2

..and then to learn his mother died 2 years earlier. cyndensco Jun 2020 #5

His mother may have answered him. 40RatRod Jun 2020 #16

This happens often in hospitals and hospice. Nurses know death will come within days. Karadeniz Jun 2020 #19

Hits me right in the eye Bayard Jun 2020 #3

I lose it every time I think about his desperate plea for life... 💔 onecaliberal Jun 2020 #4

That sign is exactly right. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #6

What can you say to THAT? I got nothing. n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #7

.... UpInArms Jun 2020 #8

Ay dios [sigh, prayer] lagrimas de mamitas everywhere ... RestoreAmerica2020 Jun 2020 #9

Gut wrenching. gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #10

Everyone murdered was a mother's child. sarge43 Jun 2020 #11

K&R MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #12

straight to our hearts cp Jun 2020 #13

Just heart breaking. marble falls Jun 2020 #14

Ain't that the truth bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #15

Yes, and a whole bunch of dads, too! relayerbob Jun 2020 #17

All Mothers on both sides lame54 Jun 2020 #18

Yes...universal brotherhood. Karadeniz Jun 2020 #20

:( So True.. Cha Jun 2020 #21