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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:36 AM Original message |
Soldier who got parents' OK to enlist at 17 killed in Iraq |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Another useless death |
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corbett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Exactly Right |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Tragic and true. What a waste of a promising young life. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's just so frigging sad. nt |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. I know these soldiers dying are 18, but it still seems like |
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jelly (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. You got it. The American media pounces on stories |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. His parents didn't send him |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yep. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Naw, the cooks are all Halliburton contractors, these days. nt |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yes !!! see #1 above |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Sheez. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I've been out of it for decades, but my understanding is |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. His parents didn't send him, they "only" gave their permission? |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
28. I once tried that line with my advisor. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Anyone who allows their 17 year old child to join the military |
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jelly (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Yeah, and besides, at least in my case, |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. People Who are Ignorant |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. What were these parents thinking? |
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Sonicmedusa (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Maybe they thought they were sending him off to summer camp. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
8. What a sad story. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
13. Mom says "My son wasn't supposed to be there" |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
14. WTH? "My son wasn't even supposed to be there?" Where the hell did |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The recruiters probably told him he wouldn't go to Iraq |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
15. Blessings and prayers for his spirit, family, and friends |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. Seems like the thrust of this story is to blame the parents, get people to focus their dismay |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Don't put words in people's mouths. I don't think anyone is |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Oh? See posts # 3,4,6,10,13,14,19. Their words. Full of blame. |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
19. I don't think I could live with myself. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
20. I find it interesting that our DU soldiers |
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razors edge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. I joined the Marines at 17 and 2 months. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. It's otherwise known as "the poverty draft". Been in operation ever |
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razors edge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I hit Paris Island |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. I joined the Army at 17 years, three months |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
22. Sorry, but ma'am, none of our children are "supposed" to be there. nt |
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Highway61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
23. I know what it is to loose a child |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You have my deepest sympathy, even though it has been four years because |
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Highway61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Thankyou n/t |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
26. Parenting 101 |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
31. I wonder if they will encourage the rest of the kids to become |
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Theduckno2 (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
32. I'm impressed that the Casper Star-Tribune ran this story. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
37. His poor parents. |
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fbahrami (154 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
42. reasons |
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