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10-23-2008, 02:03 PM
Joe Chalupa and I lost 220 of our brothers along with 18 Navy and 3 Army personnel.

We've been fighting this war longer than most people realize.
JoeChalupa
10-23-2008, 02:13 PM
A day I will never forget.

And as a side note I met up with an old Marine Corps buddy whom I hadn't seen in 25 years yesterday. I served with him back in 80-83 and he lost his son in Iraq in June of this year. He was in SA visiting some of his son's Marine brothers who were in the same Humvee that was bombed and took his son's life. What a proud father he is.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008020356_marine27m.html

Wash is one of the finest men I've ever met and proud to have him as a brother.

Semper Fi!!!!
101A
10-23-2008, 02:32 PM
Thank you for your service. :toast

Damn, I remember that day.

:depressed
SpursFanFirst
10-23-2008, 02:40 PM
Wow.
Thank you both for your service to this country ~
I am extremely grateful! :toast
SpursFanFirst
10-23-2008, 02:46 PM
..in addition...
Thanks, JC for posting that article.
I send a prayer up every night for our men and women, so I'm very thankful for each day that goes by where we don't hear of a military casualty.

Thanks again.
boutons_
10-23-2008, 02:47 PM
"We've been fighting this war longer than most people realize."

what is the connection between the Beirut barracks bombing and the bogus GWOT?
JoeChalupa
10-23-2008, 03:46 PM
Terrorism was around before the Iraq war.
Duff McCartney
10-23-2008, 09:51 PM
Yeah it's been around since the French Revolution.