SAD MEMORIAL DAY 2006 How Many More Must Die?

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SAD MEMORIAL DAY 2006 - HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE? Today is May 29th the year of 2006. More than 3 years have transpired since this illegal, unjust, insane war in Iraq was started in the name of Iraqi Freedom by Bush and his neoconservatives. Not one of them had then or now ANY SKIN IN THE GAME AS THEY PLAYED WITH OTHER'S LIVES. I am not just sad this memorial day, I am also MAD AS HELL for this mournful day with a count of over 2450 military casualties of this war, should have never come to pass. But we should not only blame Bush, we should be blaming ourselves as well. Bush shouldn't have been allowed to make off with the election in 2000. But mainly, the election should never have been so close that it was possible for he and his supreme court judicators to undermine our democracy. Why couldn't those who voted for this small man see through his facade of decency? He said of his followers in 2001"You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you have to concentrate on..." and concentrate and focus they did. Lionizing him as an omnipotent mythological figure, who God speaks to in real time. To all those guilty of voting this man into the highest office, of power, in this wonderful world of ours, I ask this...Upon reading the many names below who have died because this mortal male, you took at face value, for the simple reason, he touted divineness, can you still feel proud and still praise Bush and his illegal war? If you can, we are not the Nation of goodness we once believed but a nation devoid of concern, sympathy and most of all EMPATHY for our fellow human being! thinkingblue Word of the Day: mortal adj. 1. Liable or subject to death. This is a partial list, it contains those who died in 2006. For entire list CLICK HERE Jason Lee Bishop, 31, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Jan 01, 2006 Christopher J. Vanderhorn, 37, Army Staff Sergeant, Jan 01, 2006 William F. Hecker III, 37, Army Major, Jan 05, 2006 Jason Lopezreyes, 29, Army Sergeant, Jan 05, 2006 Robbie M. Mariano, 21, Army Private, Jan 05, 2006 Johnny J. Peralez Jr., 25, Army Sergeant, Jan 05, 2006 Christopher P. Petty, 33, Army Captain, Jan 05, 2006 Ryan D. Walker, 25, Army Specialist, Jan 05, 2006 Stephen J. White, 39, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Jan 05, 2006 Michael E. McLaughlin, 44, Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel, Jan 05, 2006 Adam Leigh Cann, 23, Marine Sergeant, Jan 05, 2006 Albert Pasquale Gettings, 27, Marine Corporal, Jan 05, 2006 Ryan S. McCurdy, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 05, 2006 Radhames Camilomatos, 24, Army Sergeant, Jan 07, 2006 Joseph D. deMoors, 36, Army 1st Lieutenant, Jan 07, 2006 Douglas A. LaBouff, 36, Army Major, Jan 07, 2006 Michael R. Martinez, 43, Army Major, Jan 07, 2006 Clinton R. Upchurch, 31, Army Specialist, Jan 07, 2006 Jaime L. Campbell, 25, Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant, Jan 07, 2006 Michael I. Edwards, 26, Army National Guard Specialist, Jan 07, 2006 Jacob E. Melson, 22, Army National Guard Specialist, Jan 07, 2006 Chester W. Troxel, 45, Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4, Jan 07, 2006 Stuart M. Anderson, 44, Army Reserve Major, Jan 07, 2006 Nathan R. Field, 23, Army Reserve Sergeant, Jan 07, 2006 Robert T. Johnson, 20, Army Reserve Specialist, Jan 07, 2006 Darren D. Braswell, 36, Dept. of Defense Civilian, Jan 07, 2006 Kyle W. Brown, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 07, 2006 Jeriad P. Jacobs, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 07, 2006 Jason T. Little, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 07, 2006 Brett L. Lundstrom, 22, Marine Corporal, Jan 07, 2006 Raul Mercado, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 07, 2006 Michael Joseph McMullen, 25, Army National Guard Sergeant, Jan 10, 2006 Mitchell K. Carver Jr., 31, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3, Jan 13, 2006 Kyle E. Jackson, 28, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2, Jan 13, 2006 Jonathan Kyle Price, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 13, 2006 Michael Anthony Jordan, 35, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class, Jan 13, 2006 Justin J. Watts, 20, Marine Corporal, Jan 14, 2006 Kasper Allen Dudkiewicz, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Jan 15, 2006 Dustin L. Kendall, 21, Army Specialist, Jan 15, 2006 Ruel M. Garcia, 34, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2, Jan 16, 2006 Rex C. Kenyon, 34, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3, Jan 16, 2006 Adam R. Shepherd, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Jan 17, 2006 Dennis J. Flanagan, 22, Army Sergeant, Jan 20, 2006 Matthew C. Frantz, 23, Army Specialist, Jan 20, 2006 Rickey Scott, 30, Army Staff Sergeant, Jan 20, 2006 Clifton J. Yazzie, 23, Army Specialist, Jan 20, 2006 Carlos Arrelano Pandura, 22, Marine Corporal, Jan 20, 2006 Brandon Christopher Dewey, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 20, 2006 Brian McElroy, 28, Air Force Staff Sergeant, Jan 22, 2006 Jason L. Norton, 32, Air Force Technical Sergeant, Jan 22, 2006 Lance M. Chase, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Jan 23, 2006 Matthew D. Hunter, 31, Army Sergeant, Jan 23, 2006 Peter D. Wagler, 18, Army Private 1st Class, Jan 23, 2006 Lewis T. D. Calapini, 21, Marine Private, Jan 23, 2006 Joshua A. Scott, 24, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 23, 2006 Sean H. Miles, 28, Marine Sergeant, Jan 24, 2006 Jerry M. "Michael" Durbin Jr., 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Jan 25, 2006 Joshua Allen Johnson, 24, Army National Guard Sergeant, Jan 25, 2006 Hugo R. Lopez Lopez, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 27, 2006 David L. Herrera, 26, Army Sergeant, Jan 28, 2006 Brian J. Schoff, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Jan 28, 2006 Felipe C. Barbosa, 21, Marine Corporal, Jan 28, 2006 Garrison C. Avery, 23, Army 1st Lieutenant, Feb 01, 2006 Marlon A. Bustamante, 25, Army Specialist, Feb 01, 2006 Anthony Chad Owens, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 01, 2006 Caesar S. Viglienzone, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 01, 2006 Sean T. Cardelli, 20, Marine Private 1st Class, Feb 01, 2006 Simon T. Cox Jr., 30, Army 1st Lieutenant, Feb 02, 2006 Walter B. Howard II, 35, Army Specialist, Feb 02, 2006 Scott A. Messer, 26, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 02, 2006 Lance S. Cornett, 33, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Feb 03, 2006 Jesse M. Zamora, 22, Army Specialist, Feb 03, 2006 Roberto L. Martinez Salazar, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 04, 2006 Jeremiah J. Boehmer, 22, Army Sergeant, Feb 05, 2006 William S. Hayes III, 23, Army Specialist, Feb 05, 2006 Sergio A. Mercedes Saez, 23, Army Specialist, Feb 05, 2006 Christopher R. Morningstar, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 05, 2006 Patrick W. Herried, 29, Army Specialist, Feb 06, 2006 Orville Gerena, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 06, 2006 David S. Parr, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 06, 2006 Brandon S. Schuck, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 06, 2006 Jacob D. "Jake" Spann, 21, Marine Private 1st Class, Feb 06, 2006 Allen D. Kokesh Jr., 21, Army National Guard Specialist, Feb 07, 2006 teven L. Phillips, 27, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 07, 2006 Javier Chavez Jr., 19, Marine Private 1st Class, Feb 09, 2006 Ross A. Smith, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 09, 2006 Felipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26, Army Specialist, Feb 12, 2006 Andrew J. Kemple, 23, Army Corporal, Feb 12, 2006 Nicholas Wilson, 25, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, Feb 12, 2006 Matthew Ron Barnes, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 14, 2006 Michael S. Probst, 26, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 14, 2006 Rusty L. Washam, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 14, 2006 Anthony R. Garcia, 48, Army Captain, Feb 17, 2006 Amos C. Edwards Jr., 41, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Feb 17, 2006 Charles E. Matheny IV, 23, Army Sergeant, Feb 18, 2006 Matthew D. Conley, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 18, 2006 Jessie Davila, 29, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 20, 2006 Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, Dept. of the Air Force Civilian, Feb 20, 2006 Jay T. Collado, 31, Marine Staff Sergeant, Feb 20, 2006 Almar L. Fitzgerald, 23, Marine 2nd Lieutenant, Feb 21, 2006 Gregson G. Gourley, 38, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 22, 2006 Curtis T. Howard II, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 22, 2006 Rickey E. Jones, 21, Army Sergeant, Feb 22, 2006 Christopher L. Marion, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 22, 2006 Gordon F. Misner II, 23, Army Sergeant, Feb 22, 2006 Allan A. Morr, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 22, 2006 Thomas J. Wilwerth, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 22, 2006 Dimitri Muscat, 21, Army Sergeant, Feb 24, 2006 Joshua Francis Powers, 21, Army Private, Feb 24, 2006 Benjamin C. Schuster, 21, Army National Guard Private 1st Class, Feb 25, 2006 John Joshua Thornton, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 25, 2006 Adam J. VanAlstine, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 25, 2006 Clay P. Farr, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 26, 2006 Joshua U. Humble, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 26, 2006 Joshua M. Pearce, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 26, 2006 Christopher J. Schornak, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 26, 2006 Dwayne Peter R. Lewis, 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 27, 2006 Tina M. Priest, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 01, 2006 Christopher S. Merchant, 32, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 01, 2006 Joshua V. Youmans, 26, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 01, 2006 Matthew A. Snyder, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 03, 2006 Kevin P. Jessen, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 05, 2006 Adam O. Zanutto, 26, Marine Corporal, Mar 06, 2006 Ricky Salas Jr., 22, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 07, 2006 Justin R. Martone, 31, Marine Gunnery Sergeant, Mar 07, 2006 John D. Fry, 28, Marine Gunnery Sergeant, Mar 08, 2006 Bunny Long, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 10, 2006 Amy A. Duerksen, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 11, 2006 Kristen K. Marino (Figueroa), 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 12, 2006 Corey A. Dan, 22, Army Sergeant, Mar 13, 2006 Bryan A. Lewis, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 13, 2006 Marco A. Silva, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 13, 2006 Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 15, 2006 Carlos M. Gonzalez, 22, Army Specialist, Mar 16, 2006 Amanda N. Pinson, 21, Army Sergeant, Mar 16, 2006 Nyle Yates III, 22, Army Corporal, Mar 16, 2006 Ricardo Barraza, 24, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 18, 2006 Dale G. Brehm, 23, Army Sergeant, Mar 18, 2006 Antoine J. McKinzie, 25, Army Specialist, Mar 21, 2006 Brock A. Beery, 30, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Mar 23, 2006 Randy D. McCaulley, 44, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Mar 23, 2006 Frederick A. Carlson, 25, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 25, 2006 Michael D. Rowe, 23, Army Sergeant, Mar 28, 2006 Sean D. Tharp, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 28, 2006 Robert Hernandez, 47, Army Reserve Staff Sergeant, Mar 28, 2006 Walter M. Moss Jr., 37, Air Force Technical Sergeant, Mar 30, 2006 Joseph J. Duenas, 23, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 30, 2006 Jacob Walter Beisel, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 31, 2006 Darrell P. Clay, 34, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 01, 2006 Israel Devora Garcia, 23, Army Sergeant, Apr 01, 2006 Michael L. Hartwick, 37, Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW3), Apr 01, 2006 Timothy J. Moshier, 25, Army Captain, Apr 01, 2006 Jeremy W. Ehle, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 02, 2006 Andres Aguilar Jr., 21, Marine Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 David A. Bass, 20, Marine Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Patrick J. Gallagher, 27, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Kun Y. Kim, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Eric A. McIntosh, 29, Marine Staff Sergeant, Apr 02, 2006 Eric A. Palmisano, 27, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Scott J. Procopio, 20, Marine Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Brian R. St. Germain, 22, Marine Corporal, Apr 02, 2006 Abraham G. Twitchell, 28, Marine Staff Sergeant, Apr 02, 2006 Marcques J. Nettles, 22, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, Apr 02, 2006 Geovani Padilla Aleman, 20, Navy Hospitalman, Apr 02, 2006 Ty J. Johnson, 28, Army Specialist, Apr 04, 2006 Dustin J. Harris, 21, Army Specialist, Apr 06, 2006 Daniel L. Sesker, 22, Army National Guard Specialist, Apr 06, 2006 Chase A. Edwards, 19, Marine Private 1st Class, Apr 06, 2006 Bryan N. Taylor, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 06, 2006 Richard P. Waller, 22, Marine Corporal, Apr 07, 2006 Shawn R. Creighton, 21, Army Specialist, Apr 08, 2006 Jody W. Missildine, 19, Army Private, Apr 08, 2006 Philip John Martini, 24, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 08, 2006 Juana NavarroArellano, 24, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 08, 2006 David S. Collins, 24, Army Specialist, Apr 09, 2006 Joseph I. Love-Fowler, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 09, 2006 Gregory S. Rogers, 42, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Apr 09, 2006 James W. "Will" Gardner, 22, Army Specialist, Apr 10, 2006 Randall L. Lamberson, 36, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Apr 10, 2006 Joseph A. Blanco, 25, Army Corporal, Apr 11, 2006 James F. Costello III, 27, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 11, 2006 Kenneth D. Hess, 26, Army Specialist, Apr 11, 2006 George R. Roehl Jr., 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 11, 2006 Scott M. Bandhold, 37, Army Specialist, Apr 12, 2006 Roland E. Calderon-Ascencio, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 12, 2006 Marcus S. Glimpse, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 12, 2006 Andrew K. Waits, 23, Army Specialist, Apr 13, 2006 Salem Bachar, 20, Marine Corporal, Apr 13, 2006 Stephen Joseph Perez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 13, 2006 Darin T. Settle, 23, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 14, 2006 Mark W. Melcher, 34, Army National Guard Specialist, Apr 15, 2006 Derrick J. Cothran, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 15, 2006 Pablo V. Mayorga, 33, Marine Corporal, Apr 15, 2006 Justin D. Sims, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 15, 2006 Ryan G. Winslow, 19, Marine Private 1st Class, Apr 15, 2006 Clinton W. Cubert, 38, Army National Guard Master Sergeant, Apr 16, 2006 Ian P. Weikel, 31, Army Captain, Apr 18, 2006 Robert J. Settle, 25, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 19, 2006 Patrick A. Tinnell, 25, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 19, 2006 Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, Marine Staff Sergeant, Apr 20, 2006 Jacob H. Allcott, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 22, 2006 Michael E. Bouthot, 19, Army Private, Apr 22, 2006 Kyle A. Colnot, 23, Army Sergeant, Apr 22, 2006 Eric D. King, 29, Army Specialist, Apr 22, 2006 Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, Army Private, Apr 22, 2006 Eric R. Lueken, 23, Marine Corporal, Apr 22, 2006 Jason B. Daniel, 21, Army Corporal, Apr 23, 2006 Robert W. Ehney, 26, Army Sergeant, Apr 23, 2006 Shawn Thomas Lasswell Jr., 21, Army Corporal, Apr 23, 2006 Metodio A. Bandonill, 29, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 24, 2006 Aaron William Simons, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 24, 2006 Raymond L. Henry, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 25, 2006 Richard J. Herrema, 27, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Apr 25, 2006 Michael L. Ford, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 26, 2006 Bobby Mendez, 38, Army 1st Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006 Mark A. Wall, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006 Matthew A. Webber, 23, Army National Guard Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006 Jose Gomez, 23, Army Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006 Bryant A. Herlem, 37, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006 Edward G. Davis III, 31, Marine Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006 Brandon M. Hardy, 25, Marine Corporal, Apr 28, 2006 Lea R. Mills, 21, Marine Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006 Steve M. Sakoda, 29, Army Sergeant, Apr 29, 2006 Robbie Glen Light, 21, Army Corporal, May 01, 2006 Robert L. Moscillo, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 01, 2006 Christopher M. Eckhardt, 19, Army Private 1st Class, May 03, 2006 Benjamin T. Zieske, 20, Army Private 1st Class, May 03, 2006 Joseph E. Proctor, 38, Army National Guard Sergeant, May 03, 2006 Brian S. Letendre, 27, Marine Reserve Captain, May 03, 2006 Bryan L. Quinton, 24, Army Specialist, May 04, 2006 Gavin B. Reinke, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, May 04, 2006 Stephen R. Bixler, 20, Marine Corporal, May 04, 2006 Elisha R. Parker, 21, Marine Sergeant, May 04, 2006 Alva L. Gaylord, 25, Army Private, May 05, 2006 Carlos N. Saenz, 46, Army Sergeant, May 05, 2006 Teodoro Torres, 29, Army 1st Sergeant, May 05, 2006 Nathan J. Vacho, 29, Army Sergeant, May 05, 2006 Dale James Kelly Jr., 48, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, May 06, 2006 David Michael Veverka, 25, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, May 06, 2006 Leon Deraps, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, May 06, 2006 Matthew J. Fenton, 24, Marine Sergeant, May 06, 2006 Cory L. Palmer, 21, Marine Corporal, May 06, 2006 Emmanuel L. Legaspi, 38, Army Staff Sergeant, May 07, 2006 Gregory A. Wagner, 35, Army Staff Sergeant, May 08, 2006 Aaron P. Latimer, 26, Army Specialist, May 09, 2006 Alessandro Carbonaro, 28, Marine Sergeant, May 10, 2006 Armer N. Burkart, 26, Army Specialist, May 11, 2006 Eric D. Clark, 22, Army Specialist, May 11, 2006 Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, Army Private, May 11, 2006 Jason K. Burnett, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 11, 2006 David J. GramesSanchez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 11, 2006 Michael L. Licalzi, 24, Marine 2nd Lieutenant, May 11, 2006 Steve Vahaviolos, 21, Marine Corporal, May 11, 2006 Brandon L. Teeters, 21, Army Specialist, May 12, 2006 Adam C. Conboy, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 12, 2006 Ron Gebur, 23, Army National Guard Specialist, May 13, 2006 Richard Z. James, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 13, 2006 John W. Engeman, 45, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, May 14, 2006 Jamie D. Weeks, 47, Army Chief Warrant Officer 5, May 14, 2006 Robert H. West, 37, Army Master Sergeant, May 14, 2006 Matthew W. Worrel, 34, Army Major, May 14, 2006 Shane Mahaffee, 36, Army Reserve Captain, May 14, 2006 Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr., 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006 Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006 Grant Allen Dampier, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 15, 2006 Marion Flint Jr., 29, Army Staff Sergeant, May 15, 2006 Santiago M. Halsel, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, May 16, 2006 Lee Hamilton Deal, 23, Navy Petty Officer Third Class, May 17, 2006 Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr., 26, Army Sergeant, May 18, 2006 Nicholas Cournoyer, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 18, 2006 Daniel E. Holland, 43, Army Lieutenant Colonel, May 18, 2006 Robert Seidel III, 23, Army Lieutenant, May 18, 2006 William B. Fulks, 23, Marine Corporal, May 18, 2006 Benito A. Ramirez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 21, 2006 David Christoff Jr., 25, Marine Sergeant, May 22, 2006 William J. Leusink, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 22, 2006 Michael L. Hermanson, 21, Army National Guard Specialist, May 23, 2006 Steven Freund, 20, Marine Private, May 23, 2006 Robert G. Posivio III, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 23, 2006 Robert E. Blair, 22, Army Specialist, May 25, 2006 Douglas A. DiCenzo, 30, Army Captain, May 25, 2006 Caleb A. Lufkin, 24, Army Private 1st Class, May 25, 2006 Adam Lucas, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 26, 2006 I wish with all my heart and soul that this was the end of the list of names of the fallen in Iraq forever, but as GWB lives and breaths he, as while as all of us know the list will go on and on until the madness can be stopped. NAMES CAME FROM THIS SITE CLICK HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Iraq vet’s story for Memorial Day By Garett Reppenhagen Progressive Media Project 05-29-2006 Memorial Day is a painful reminder of our failed mission in Iraq. Like every soldier in today’s armed forces, I chose to serve my country. I knew I’d most likely see combat, and I accepted that possibility as part of my duty to my country.I was proud of my service as a peacekeeper in Kosovo, and honored to have served beside so many courageous men and women in Iraq. During my time in Iraq, I saw the effects of war firsthand — the ravaged buildings, the lives horribly cut short and the haunted look of trauma that lingers in people’s eyes. I saw the fear, the sadness, the abject tragedy that even now I can’t find words for. What I saw in Iraq will haunt me for the rest of my life. My experiences there changed my view of this war. Before I was deployed, I — like many other Americans — thought that military intervention was the only way to protect America’s security. But after I spent some time in Iraq, I came to question our reason for being there. I came to realize that this war is not making America a safer place. If anything, it’s made us less safe than before. And as the conflict slides into civil war, the safety of the men, women and children of Iraq falls deeper into jeopardy. The Bush administration now forecasts a U.S. military presence in Iraq through 2008. Meanwhile, it’s become increasingly apparent to many Americans that, in Iraq, a military solution is no solution at all. According to a March 2006 Gallup poll, 60 percent of Americans view the war in Iraq as a mistake. The past three years of war in Iraq have cost us too much — in resources and, most tragically, in human lives. More than 2,440 U.S. soldiers have been killed to date, among them a number of my friends. In addition, countless thousands of Iraqi civilians have also lost their lives in this conflict. As the death toll rises each day, I wonder how much more we can afford. How high must these numbers go before we decide that staying the course is far too expensive? I don’t pretend to speak for all veterans, or for all U.S. soldiers. But as someone who served in Iraq, I believe that it’s now my duty to bear witness. As Americans, we have a duty to voice our dissent, to stand up in protest when we disagree with our government’s actions. And despite what some may say, the fact that America is at war does not diminish this responsibility. If anything, war enhances the need for engaging in debate. Dissent is what makes democracy live and breathe. It’s what keeps our democracy from being more than just another slogan. On this Memorial Day, I dissent. Garett Reppenhagen is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Infantry Division. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2006/as-editorials-0529-0-6e28t5018.htm WAR ON IRAQ THE LIE OF THE CENTURY As you honor the memory of those who died in battle, you must also ask for what reason were these brave men and women killed? For what noble purpose do thousands of our young people live crippled lives? Dead because of a lie. Dead because selfish people in government wanted a war and lied to get one, aided by selfish people in the media WHO TOOK MONEY FROM GEORGE BUSH TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. The government and the media traded the blood of these young Americans for their personal gain. Look at their faces. How can you not be angry?