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heaven05

(18,124 posts)
6. how
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 07:49 AM
Sep 2012

about multiple deployment exposure to the insanity, violence and tragedy of war. Vietnam, 12 months and out. I talked to a vet who spent 26months over in Iraq during the height of the violence(not saying it's not violent now) and he's depressed with some of the things seen and done in the name of American freedom. Bugsy Bush, chickenhawkRumsfeld, Chainy caused this multiple deployment scenario. Yeah, there is no draft but remember in the beginning of both incursions our troops were sent into harms way without even the basics like body armor, armored vehicles ect; Yeah, yeah I know we don't have the troop numbers because of no draft yet we have to protect our troops, period. Afghanistan for 26 months with the "friendlies" trying to kill our troops, man that's no good on any mind. the rape statistics, inexcusable for an armed force. These are our own!

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k/r marmar Sep 2012 #1
Words fail. K&R Scuba Sep 2012 #2
K&R A-Long-Little-Doggie Sep 2012 #3
k & r n/t ejbr Sep 2012 #4
we? leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #5
No kidding. 99Forever Sep 2012 #7
yeah. "we" pasto76 Sep 2012 #10
how heaven05 Sep 2012 #6
we dont have the troop numbers because SERVICE is no longer a core american value pasto76 Sep 2012 #8
Just curious, but when were you there? Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #14
another aside Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #15
wow heaven05 Sep 2012 #17
That was an amazing story- thank you for sharing it RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #18
Thanks Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #20
"I don't know how I could help a fellow veteran other than just letting them know that they aren't a RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #23
thanks again Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #24
yep heaven05 Sep 2012 #27
you heaven05 Sep 2012 #26
godamn!!!!!!!!! heaven05 Sep 2012 #16
i would like to the this brought up at the dnc... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #9
K&R n/t proReality Sep 2012 #11
DU Rec woo me with science Sep 2012 #12
The human cost of war is never acknowledged by the R's duhneece Sep 2012 #13
. Kurovski Sep 2012 #19
K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #21
Nice quote Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #25
I could not agree with you more. n/t DeSwiss Sep 2012 #28
k&r... spanone Sep 2012 #22
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