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Victor_c3

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92. I'm guessing that you have to be about my age

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 07:23 AM

Oct 2012

I served in Iraq in 2004-2005 and I currently have a 2 and 4 year old daughters. I'm scared shitless about them finding out who and what I was when I was in Iraq. I don't ever want my kids to find out that I was in the Army - let alone in a war - and realize that I actually shot and killed people.

For your father to tell you anything about the war had to be extremely tough for him. If you don't mind me asking, did he give you any details or stories or did he just say it was hell and remain kind of vague? How did that make you feel about him? Did it, in any way, change your opinion about him?

I really don't know how I'm going to deal with the topic of war with my own kids.

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Ann Romney: Mitt's French days like serving in Vietnam because "you�re going outside of yourself" [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Oct 2012 OP

... Aristus Oct 2012 #1

ann, you ignorant ------- ---- ! russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #2

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Didn't you know that living in avebury Oct 2012 #4

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And stale baguettes can cause serious injuries when thrown with great force. Ken Burch Oct 2012 #34

Jeeebus. WTF. Hoyt Oct 2012 #5

But did he come home with a limb missing, or a coffin draped in a flag? HipChick Oct 2012 #6

Or with PTSD or health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange dflprincess Oct 2012 #19

my cousin Ross RIP from Agent Orange. She is a roguevalley Oct 2012 #50

I'm sorry about your cousin dflprincess Oct 2012 #76

I am sorry for yours too and I agree 100 percent. :( roguevalley Oct 2012 #85

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Welcome to DU, MadDash! calimary Oct 2012 #10

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She likes to say, "It's hard," doesn't she? Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #8

We'll have to do one of those little hardness scales, just like they do for precious gems, eh? MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #13

Well, they used to measure how hard..... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #24

Like a duh-oh-meter? jmowreader Oct 2012 #59

Dammit A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #94

Okay...you asked for it jmowreader Oct 2012 #95

I've got a lot of Vietnam vet friends who might feel otherwise. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #9

tell that to the vietnam vets, annie. in fact, tell it to their faces. spanone Oct 2012 #11

It's a Mission. You know, like Special Ops. librechik Oct 2012 #12

Yeah, Willard's sojourn in Paris was like Vietnam jsr Oct 2012 #15

Yeah, they were exactly the same... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #29

K and fucking R! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #35

You should make a graphic of this with Ann's quote, and send it out into the internet nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #44

I have a better one jmowreader Oct 2012 #96

You obviously can't see the high speed lead nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #48

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The continuing smugness of her ladyship seriously disgusts me. calimary Oct 2012 #16

Huh. I did NOT know that Ann Romney actually decided to go on The View. alp227 Oct 2012 #78

What an insulting and despicable thing to suggest. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #17

OMFG LiberalElite Oct 2012 #18

What a despicable family. Webster Green Oct 2012 #20

Isn't it a missionaries job to go to third world countries...and... RichGirl Oct 2012 #21

"you're helping others" aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #22

the Mormons on mission are ONLY helping themselves!!!! progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #42

French pastry can be very dangerous for your health. Lint Head Oct 2012 #23

Going OUTSIDE yourself? Risen Demon Oct 2012 #25

Could we get a photo of Mitt Romney's scoffing stare at Pres Obama re terrorism/Rose Garden.. nenagh Oct 2012 #26

When Romney was in Paris Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #27

Can't ever expect you to understand this but talking to those vets who served just efhmc Oct 2012 #28

How insulting PD Turk Oct 2012 #31

Disgusting and vile. emulatorloo Oct 2012 #32

She may want to see what Vietnam Vets think about that bullshit. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #33

going outside of yourself? ejbr Oct 2012 #36

Insulting! City Lights Oct 2012 #37

Oh, really, Queen Ann? Well, thank you for liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #38

So what was it like for him to lie face down in a rice paddy in the face of Baguette Cong gunfire?? KamaAina Oct 2012 #39

Daft witch. I'm sure the military wives LOVED that comment... and the vets. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #40

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Of all the veterans I know personally, ronnie624 Oct 2012 #86

<--- This disabled veteran doesn't support Romney Victor_c3 Oct 2012 #91

This Viet Nam widow didn't appreciate it. Waiting For Everyman Oct 2012 #60

I can agree with her former-republican Oct 2012 #41

High speed lead is something Mitt faced nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #46

He's still experiencing PTSD from that rude waiter. pa28 Oct 2012 #47

So if being a missionary is the same as being in a war zone... mile18blister Oct 2012 #49

Fuck you, Ann. Compared to you, Mitch is almost likable. Almost Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #51

Unfuggenbelievable. lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #53

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Thank you, sir, for your service and sacrifice, and for the support you give to others... VOX Oct 2012 #58

You are welcome. cliffordu Oct 2012 #73

Fuck ann romney.... ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #55

Because riding a bike while proselytizing is sooooo dangerous. Major Hogwash Oct 2012 #56

I kept looking for the link to "The Onion" jmondine Oct 2012 #57

Oh no she didn't. zonkers Oct 2012 #61

Us and them. My Good Babushka Oct 2012 #63

Tell it to the disabled vets Generic Other Oct 2012 #65

Never worked a day in her life. Marr Oct 2012 #66

French Mimes Can Be Dangerous Yavin4 Oct 2012 #67

What was the risk Mitt would find his bodily organs "outside of himself"? JHB Oct 2012 #68

That is a statement of such colossal ignorance hifiguy Oct 2012 #69

My dad almost never talks about Vietnam clyrc Oct 2012 #70

I'm guessing that you have to be about my age Victor_c3 Oct 2012 #92

You don't get shot at though Ann... Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #71

F**k you and the horse you danced in on. mikeytherat Oct 2012 #72

This breathtaking ignorance needs an afternoon kick in the fanny. Take that Ann!! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #74

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"I don�t think that any of us can understand the sacrifice"---Here she is being VERY honest, as she WinkyDink Oct 2012 #77

can't understand or EMPATHIZE upi402 Oct 2012 #79

Keep talking, Anne. Iris Oct 2012 #80

And I thought that an excuse like this is a joke. MrScorpio Oct 2012 #81

why doesn't this have 5 million recs? grantcart Oct 2012 #82

I need some clarification... Retrograde Oct 2012 #83

Entitled woman. Jennicut Oct 2012 #84

EXCUSE ME??? How exactly does shoving your religion on people count as 'volunteer' work?? Matariki Oct 2012 #87

Fucking unbelievable that she would have gall to compare those things, FUCK her!!! Raine Oct 2012 #88

Funny--I didn't see anybody running off to Vietnam to avoid missionary service in France pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #89

And being a Mormon Bishop is just like being a US Army General! eShirl Oct 2012 #90

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