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sabrina 1

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10. I think a lot of people signed up after the war started. But many realized after getting there

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:05 PM

Jun 2014

that it wasn't the glorious, justifiable war they were led to believe. That doesn't take away from their initial patriotism, but it must be terrible to realize that you have been lied to about something so serious.

Also, he may have been pretty messed up by the time he walked away.

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Bergdahl, compassion, lack of it, duplicity [View all] Peacetrain Jun 2014 OP

After 24 years in the Navy, yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #1

Maybe that needs to be changed. Troops are returning from those horrors Bush/Cheney sent them to, sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #6

I don't know yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #8

I think a lot of people signed up after the war started. But many realized after getting there sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #10

That is what I am reading .. he was in trouble Peacetrain Jun 2014 #11

This blood for sport stuff is draining. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #2

I am numb right now just thinking about it Peacetrain Jun 2014 #4

Compassion, indeed, Peacetrain mcar Jun 2014 #3

mcar, I still think about Michael "Scott" Speicher Peacetrain Jun 2014 #5

This is how I feel about it, when the War Criminals who led these troops into these horrors they sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #7

Bush Jr. walked off ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #9

Kick for the evening crowd mcar Jun 2014 #12

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