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Title: tom007's nephew is on a c-130 to San Antonio (PIX)
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Published: May 24, 2007
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Post Date: 2007-05-24 23:18:30 by tom007
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Here is a generic pix of what my nephew is flying over to San Antonio as we speak. It is the C-130 pix I am relating to . 
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#2. To: tom007 (#0)
maybe they'll even patch him up so well that he'll go back - in a year or so. or maybe he'll get lucky and they'll discharge him with only minor disabilities. The Stryker probably had armor underneath I'd think. I think they reinforced them all underneath. It's hard to be happy about 2 broken legs & major burns on your arms & legs etc., but if I were him I'd be happy to be out.
I have a hunch he has had a belly full. His other cousin got a 7.62x39 in the ankle during a tremendous firefight at the battle of Sader City, 2004. Most of his buddies were killed, and he was reduced to useing a 12 g shotgun after all the ammo of the c-240 were used up. It was extra special nasty. They both are just children, really. I am sure they have no idea of what the political and family (Bush and the weird religious jesus loves you - lets kill them all) forces that are driving the evil conflicts. None were fluent in Arabic. Or knew a dusting of the culture. Or the Ancient history. Or the recent history. They prolly read the comixs in the daily newspaper though. That's what most 19 - 20 yos do. The recruiter for Rilley promised him he could shoot a .50 machine gun. That was what sealed it for Rilley. As it was four days in to Badhdad, he was blasted by the local militia and totally empited the C-240's ammo, had several of his troops blown to bits in his HUM VEE, and used the emergency 12 gauge shotgun to get the hell out of there. Adam may have a tough time, he is burned, and has compound fractures on both legs.. So he should be landing at the San Antonio Burn Center in an hour or so.
I saw two college students today, both young men. One was missing both his lower legs, the other his right leg just above the knee. I thanked both for their service, and both said, "thanks sir." It is better then asking directly as they should be thanked, and paid dearly for doing so. I like to know because I am always wanting to know every nuance of my environment Bush is to blame for. I was so angry after seeing the one with no lower legs I had been heading to eat lunch but changed my mind. I hate this nightmare, Vietnam was suppost to stay over and done with, but here we all are again. Iraq is the Arabic word for Vietnam.
I was telling my 15 yo about the " We wont get fooled again" and we did so. Here we are again. We need to ask ourselves why this has happened once again, why we can't seem to fall into the same trap. It really is the definition of stupid.
We all laughed at the literal nature of a simple man, Forrest Gump. Then we seem to be equally the victims of our environment. Crazy. Ironic. I have a friend who went there with the Oregon Guard. He shot a man who was driving toward his roadblock too fast and then worked on him getting bloody in the process of trying to stop the ineviable result of 7.62 rounds when they impact human flesh. He had the guy's wife and two little girls crying and screaming as they ran around hysterical. He got a waiver and did not go with his unit that recently deployed to Afghanistan. He is a mess and hates life. He drinks way too much too. The vets of this war are going to be underfunded and tormented, just like many Vietnam vets are/were. Many of them are dead now, it just took longer for the Vietnam War to kill them.
Maybe, in many years from now, we can learn the important, difficult things. I can hope can't I?
Yes. Hope is important. I always hope for the best, expect the worst to happen, that seems to be realistic. I am pleased when good things happen, and don't go insane when the chimp soils the White House furniture again some way, or gets more people better then he is killed or maimed.
#21. To: Ferret Mike (#20)
I am pleased when good things happen, and don't go insane when the chimp soils the White House furniture again some way, or gets more people better then he is killed or maimed. Mike you seem to have a realistic based hopeful outlook of life. And I do so admire that. Seperately - I think I have a weasel of some sort that has dug a hole quite close to our front door. I caught a glimpse of him moving in his weasel ways, and the diggings are clear. Is there anything I might feed him (I was thinking of anchovies) at the entry of the hole?? I love the idea of weasels cause we have a rabbit plague here.
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#3. To: Red Jones, robin, arator, diana, arete, wbales. lodwick, neil McIver, BeAChooser, kiki, (#2)
but if I were him I'd be happy to be out.
#5. To: tom007, IndieTX, Lodwick (#3)
#14. To: Ferret Mike (#5)
I hate this nightmare, Vietnam was suppost to stay over and done with, but here we all are again.
#18. To: tom007 (#14)
"We need to ask ourselves why this has happened once again, why we can't seem to fall into the same trap. It really is the definition of stupid."
#19. To: Ferret Mike (#18)
We all laughed at the literal nature of a simple man, Forrest Gump. Then we seem to be equally the victims of our environment. Crazy. Ironic.
#20. To: tom007 (#19)
Replies to Comment # 20. es. Hope is important. I always hope for the best, expect the worst to happen, that seems to be realistic.
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