E-mail from a soldier in Iraq, Nov. 2 2004

[mark414]

my dad sent this along to me today, he works at a local high school

The following email was sent from the brother-in-law of a woman I work with. He's in a medical unit near Abu Ghraib. A Big Foot student I know very well is also in that same unit:

"I had a really bad day today. There was a sucide bomber outside a nearby gate. Explosion was so loud it rattled ear drums a mile away. I was in one of the first ambulances on scene. The wounded were already taken care of by civilian ambulances. We had two KIA, security personell. They were just blown apart. It was the worst thing I've ever seen. A torso was thrown about 300 feet into a bog, hit an outcropping of rocks with such impact that innards went flying as far as 75 feet beyond it. The other guy was all over the road for about a quarter mile. We didnt find anything of him bigger than 4 of his ribs lying in the medium looking just like a rack you
would buy in a restraunt. I wont be eating ribs any time soon. And then a couple hours later I found out there was a huge attack on abu-ghraib, and a KBR medic we were closed to got shot, died this morning before they could evac him out. And to top it all off Kerry lost. I'm alright, but I wont forget where I was election day 2004."

[andyhappy]

1. holy shit man

this is a terrible time for america...I keep thinking of all those clones at the RNC with their hands over their heads singing, "flip-flop-flip-flop" like its all a game or something.

[deadparrot]

2. I HATE this administration.

Go send their little drunk sorority daughters to Iraq and leave the working poor at home.

I hate that it's going to take even more death to convince the American people that this "war" is a quagmire, another Viet Nam.

[mark414]

7. god bless america!

4 more years 4 more years!!!

flip flop flip flop flip flop!!!

[CottonBear]

3. OMG. That is beyond awful.

[radar]

4. Damn

This is the kind of thing that should be heard/seen by the "masses." It's not the clean, hollywood-esque dream painted by the mainstream media.

[billyoc]

5. Holy shit.

Pleas forward that letter to Seymour Hersch. :(

[xchrom]

6. 4 more years

4 more years -- 4 more years -- 4 more years -- 4 more years -- 4 more years -- 4 more years

[mark414]

8. kick, because i want others to see this

[Bjornsdotter]

9. A Big Foot student....

...would that be from Big Foot, Wisconsin?

If so, not far from me.

sigh...

[mark414]

11. Big Foot High School

in Walworth Wisconsin

still close?

[Bjornsdotter]

16. Very

About 25 miles away. I love Walworth...it has a nice small town feel.

I'm in Johnsburg, IL..about 7 miles south of Wilmot, WI.

Cheers,
Kim :toast:

[mark414]

17. wilmot hey?

my mother works at wilmot high school

small world!

[LittleClarkie]

10. Damn it. Tears again.

The thought of the soldiers in Iraq who voted for Kerry just kills me.

[TexasChick]

12. And, you know what...those effin' Bush twins will never have to see any

of this!

[gratefull4u]

13. First time I broke down crying.

My days have been filled with anger,seeing this I am so sad, so hopeless. What have they done to our world by electing this warmonger?

[mark414]

15. i don't know

what we'll do

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Beautiful minds don't think of such things

:grr: You suck BFEE!

[mark414]

18. kick once more

[EstimatedProphet]

19. kick

[against all enemies]

20. This sucks, I hate Republicans.