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Democracyinkind

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3. One of the most powerful things I have ever read.

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 07:32 AM

Jun 2013

We often talk about Iraq and Veterans in the abstract. It doesn't get any more real and personal than this. This should be mandatory reading.

I'm intruiged by the DEA reference. Wonder what that was about. Also, I would really like to know what he was forced to do in Iraq that made him lose it. He writes "These things go far beyond what most are even aware of".

How could we let this happen?

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"I Am Sorry That It Has Come to This": A Soldier's Last Words [View all] HiPointDem Jun 2013 OP

Link does not work Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #1

it works for me, so don't know why it's not working for you. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #2

Yea, I can see it now. Must have been a cached error in my browser. Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #8

Actually this story's already been posted earlier on DU. sibelian Jun 2013 #4

I can see the link now. I'm sorry, but my assessment has not changed Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #6

Well, Snopes says it's true. So I'm eating crow for dinner. Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #7

One of the most powerful things I have ever read. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #3

It's the same thing Viet Nam veterans went through. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2013 #5