The War Hits Home For Me

[zls44]

I'm sitting here, barely able to type.

I'm a sohphmore at UConn, but I wouldn't have been able to say that if it wasn't for Dr. Donald Slater. He was my High School interim-now official- principal.

He is an incredible man. He had the ability to unify everyone. Not a single human being in our school hated him.

And now he's being shipped off to Iraq. I remember when he had to help the cleanup at the WTC. He had to pick up body parts scattered around the scene. He comes from a military family, and is a military man, but he just couldn't talk about it without wanting to get off the subject.

This is why we love him:

"Although he is a strong supporter of the military, Slater never imposed his opinions at Hall, a school with a strong tradition of allowing staff and students to voice their opinions.

A peace club started at the school shortly before the war in Iraq began. Slater supported the students' activism, even when he didn't share their views.

"People ask me if war protestors make me angry, and no, they don't," Slater said. "That is what makes this country so great. Your ability to have opinions.""

Dammit, we need to end this f*cking war. This is a good man. This man has a family.

This man shouldn't be risking his life. His is too important.

http://www.ctnow.com/news/custom/newsat3/hc-whdslater1113.artnov13,1,99146.story?coll=hc-big-headlines-breaking

I know its a Murdoch paper, and you need to register...please do.

You need to hear this man's story.

[Spazito]

1. He sounds like a wonderful man, this is all so very sad

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[nostamj]

2. it's when these numbers

are humanized as very specific, very real individuals that people's opinion begin to change.

p.s. once upon a time, I was a sophomore at UConn. I hope it's as beautiful there in the fall as it was some decades ago...

[Scott Lee]

3. Hear Hear

Thanks for letting us know about Dr. Slater. You need to spread this around. More of these stories need to be made public so they know just WHO is being put in harms way for that farcical chimp sitting on the Oval Office throne.

My best wishes to Dr. Slater and his family, and a speedy safe return for him. Let him know that there are many of us working to see that he shouldn't have to go at all.