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TwilightGardener

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53. I remember reading about him previously. Sad how it's ending up for him.

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Mon Mar 11, 2013, 08:17 PM

Mar 2013

I wish him peace and comfort.

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Read this. All of it. [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2013 OP

i wish I knew what to say.... hlthe2b Mar 2013 #1

That puts life into perspective, doesn't it? Lifelong Protester Mar 2013 #2

It certainly does. senseandsensibility Mar 2013 #70

. riverwalker Mar 2013 #3

Don't forget. He will die for George W. Bush. He will die for Dick Cheney. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #89

Eloquent and simple erronis Mar 2013 #104

Words are pitifully inadequate cbrer Mar 2013 #4

Did any of those 3 wars you're a veteran of have any purpose? Why did you enlist? Curious. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #80

"Purpose" is an entirely subjective term cbrer Mar 2013 #83

So it was desperation and being ployed with girls, that's about the only way they get xtraxritical Mar 2013 #99

No cbrer Mar 2013 #101

All because of that fucking UNNECESSARY war!!!! Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #5

Be Truthful donnasgirl Mar 2013 #58

First off, it's "bawling", not "balling". Secondly, there are different levels of guilt TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #64

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #65

LOL. I've seen ya on other threads. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #66

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #67

Truly remarkable... Where is MIRT? n/t BeHereNow Mar 2013 #71

Don't know--but a particularly nasty one here. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #72

How sweet Donna is.....NOT HangOnKids Mar 2013 #95

Oh I believe Satan has a special place in hell reserved for the BFEE. Initech Mar 2013 #77

The one's he will die for? Those politicians, those war profiteers Autumn Mar 2013 #6

Don't let this thread sink October Mar 2013 #7

This is why my number one issue is the war(s )"First do no harm" panader0 Mar 2013 #8

K/R Solly Mack Mar 2013 #9

Aaaah, shit. 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #10

+1 glinda Mar 2013 #20

Yes, what you said. babylonsister Mar 2013 #31

Yes! Thank you for Duval Mar 2013 #57

K&R idwiyo Mar 2013 #11

... progressoid Mar 2013 #12

He is one of the many victims of George Bush's War. May they all somehow rest in peace. nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #13

and complicity from erronis Mar 2013 #105

There are no words. brer cat Mar 2013 #14

Powerful piece... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #15

Fuuuuuuuuuck! whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #16

You Took The Words & Tears Out Of My Mouth HangOnKids Mar 2013 #21

Another beautiful young man Milliesmom Mar 2013 #17

As a veteran of the war in Iraq, this war is deeply personal to me Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #18

No need to go there, Victor. You witness to your own experience; that is enough. Hekate Mar 2013 #26

Thanks to you and everyone who replied to me Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #90

Dude, we understand if it's too hard for you. Go have a bath, relax....you don't have to respond. Evoman Mar 2013 #33

You joined for the right reasons: babylonsister Mar 2013 #37

Victor Skittles Mar 2013 #45

I only wish the Chickenhawks had to feel the same pain.... Swede Atlanta Mar 2013 #19

Yup olddots Mar 2013 #23

I know. They caused So. Much. Pain renate Mar 2013 #24

Kick. :/ SalmonChantedEvening Mar 2013 #22

As long as the is a hell I hope that Bush, Cheney and Romney all end up there for sending southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #25

There is probably no hell sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #32

Ooh, yes! babylonsister Mar 2013 #38

I wish we could. Believe me if it were Obama they would have sent them already. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #42

Bush Jr and his Father should be forced to live in a 8 by 10 prison cell npk Mar 2013 #54

This is a brave man. His story is so sad, and Hedges has told it so well. LuckyLib Mar 2013 #27

This is so damned overwhelming. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #28

There has been a great outpouring of support for Tomas here in Kansas City but we are now at a loss proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #29

. myrna minx Mar 2013 #30

kick! undeterred Mar 2013 #34

Bless Tomas cp Mar 2013 #35

Welcome to DU cp Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #60

You may want DUers to read all of this and I agree. But they should LISTEN to all of this NK kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #36

What a wasted life. My heart goes out to him and his family. Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #39

Too sad malaise Mar 2013 #40

proud2BlibKansan knows this young man; babylonsister Mar 2013 #41

Thank you babylonsister. n/t Duval Mar 2013 #56

... proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #75

I would love to toss the entire "cast" of "Fahrenheit 9/11" in a warzone with no ammo or armor. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #43

Would That Curses And Incantations Could Visit The Most Vile Evil On The Bush Administration cantbeserious Mar 2013 #44

I can not stop crying, for Tomas Young sheshe2 Mar 2013 #46

Powerful. So sad. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #47

So very sad. It's heart breaking. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #48

This video is for all those hurt by this war: midnight Mar 2013 #49

Kick alfredo Mar 2013 #50

Tears in my eyes. n/t Paper Roses Mar 2013 #51

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #52

I remember reading about him previously. Sad how it's ending up for him. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #53

Tax the very wealthy . . . another_liberal Mar 2013 #55

We may be heading for the same kind of needless conflict with NK or Iran if the President allows the kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #59

OK, I read it. All of it. existentialist Mar 2013 #61

Kick pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #62

I hope Tomas finds the peace he is seeking. reteachinwi Mar 2013 #63

Remember---look forward, not back (eye roll) radiclib Mar 2013 #68

God Damn the Neocons and the war profiteers. loudsue Mar 2013 #69

K&R SunSeeker Mar 2013 #73

Will, you really should have added a 5 tissue box alert. BeHereNow Mar 2013 #74

Lost two friends in Vietnam.. Permanut Mar 2013 #76

This is incredibly sad. The dead, the wounded, the mentally destroyed. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #78

Multiply Tomas Young's pain & grief times thousands Martin Eden Mar 2013 #79

.... Duppers Mar 2013 #88

I'm gonna sound pretty callous here Plucketeer Mar 2013 #81

Damn ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #82

Tomas Young was a trained soldier. He voluntarily enlisted to save his country. I have no doubt mountain grammy Mar 2013 #84

I read it. All of it. ReRe Mar 2013 #85

Enough is enough. Cut the big war budget by 50% grahamhgreen Mar 2013 #86

tears are falling. Duppers Mar 2013 #87

Up WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #91

Kick Plucketeer Mar 2013 #92

Incredible. :-( Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #93

So tragic. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #94

Human costs of war were never considered by Bush admin duhneece Mar 2013 #96

To many war = death Smilo Mar 2013 #97

He sacrificed his life for the $3 trillion war for profit. Initech Mar 2013 #98

"$5.00 says there be no outrageous "Terry Shivo" BS about this. Damn farkin' shame. Shame on us, snagglepuss Mar 2013 #100

This is just so sad for him Worried senior Mar 2013 #102

My heart is broken reading about each and every challenge this young man has had to endure. Ninga Mar 2013 #103