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Sheldon
will be in our thoughts and prayers. You will find many wonderful folks here who support him.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 4, 2006 at 7:35 AM
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Sorry, I meant
Sheldon is on his second deployment in Iraq.
posted by
swebsterheard
on July 4, 2006 at 7:32 AM
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Bel
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and showing support for my family. My Brother, Sheldon, is a Marine, he is 24 years old and he is on his second deployment to Iraq. Please continue to pray for us, we are impatiently waiting for him to come back home. Alive.
And thank you for your stories, I'm so glad that all is well with you and your family. ((Hugs))
posted by
swebsterheard
on July 4, 2006 at 7:31 AM
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Food4thought
Thank you so very much!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 4, 2006 at 7:27 AM
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bel...
some people don't realize, celebrating the 4th is more than setting off fireworks and frightening unsuspecting people. It is taking the time so say to your husband and his buddies, a heartfelt thank you! And may their new camraderie draw from experiences at home.
posted by
food4thought
on July 3, 2006 at 11:03 PM
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Thank you Shelly
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 8:44 PM
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LOL Rumored
Just a few? Thank you so much!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 8:43 PM
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God bless the U.S.A., bel..and here is one Canadian who is...
happy to know our countries are neighbors, and so much alike when it comes to respecting freedoms...there's just a few hotheads in both countries who make the media happy, and spoil the truth of it all...
posted by
Rumor
on July 3, 2006 at 8:31 PM
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bel, awesome post..
posted by
shelly_b
on July 3, 2006 at 5:45 PM
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Maggie
I don't recall you ever mentioning your son's service before. Please pass my thanks onto him! As for Sir and Ma'am...I do too!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:36 PM
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Taps
Thank you so very much!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:35 PM
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Corbin
Thank you!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:35 PM
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Bel, I suspect you're right.
As is the case so many times, experience can't be completely conveyed in words, or even photos.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 3, 2006 at 5:34 PM
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Avant
Thank you so much!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:33 PM
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Blanche
I suspect it is probably something only those who have been there will understand. Thank you.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:33 PM
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LOL Timmy
Of course not yours! Thank you.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:32 PM
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bel
You make it possible for us to know your feelings and we appreciate you for it. Your posts can brings tears to one's eyes.........er umm......not mine of course.
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on July 3, 2006 at 4:02 PM
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Bel,
Gideon talks about his years in the Army occasionally, and he explained some of the longing to be back (not that that is likely to happen, knock wood), as a common bond of caring between the members of his unit. These are people he hasn't seen for over 10 years and has nothing else in common with, but he would probably still lend any one of them money if it came to that.
They do have a bond that no one else can understand. I don't understand, never will, can only try to grasp it, but a few times, when I've been through an intense experience, the people who were there, who I think of as "fellow travelers", people I would have nothing in common with anywhere else, we had a shared experience. I probably don't want to see any of them again, or they me, but if we did, there are some things that I wouldn't have to explain and neither would they.
Happy 4th (almost), and even if I have no desire to see fireworks, it doesn't mean that I am not wishing the best for all the troops in the field. Life is life, nothing is more sacred to me than life, I don't let ideology or politics get in the way of that.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 3, 2006 at 1:58 PM
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bel
I always enjoy reading your heartfelt posts. Thanks for sharing such poignant subjects with us.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 3, 2006 at 1:46 PM
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Bel
Thanks for sharing that with us......very touching indeed!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on July 3, 2006 at 12:04 PM
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Bel, your posts often bring tears to my eyes. This is one of those. Amen to your last paragraph.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 3, 2006 at 11:02 AM
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bel, our son was over there, received two awards for bravery, he will not
talk about it at all. If not for his wife, we would not have known about his commendations. You're right about the military, though. You never get it out of your blood. I still say, "yes, sir" and "yes, mam". It never ends.
Happy Fourth to you and your's.
posted by
MaggieMae
on July 3, 2006 at 10:54 AM
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Sannhet
Thank you so much!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 8:18 AM
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Bel -
You're last sentance says it all! Thanks for sharing.
posted by
sannhet
on July 3, 2006 at 8:13 AM
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Vickie
Something tells me we will never entirely understand!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 8:00 AM
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Thanks Strat!
PLEASE PLEASE keep...oh what is the guys name that comes running out on the balancy naked? Keep him out of trouble this holiday! Have a great 4th!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 7:59 AM
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Azur
We need more like you! Reporter should not be a dirty word. We have the right to know what is going on, I just wish the entire story was told more often.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 7:58 AM
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Bless them all, you know?
Happy fourth!
posted by
strat
on July 3, 2006 at 7:53 AM
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My Dad had that look
I never understood, but after talking about what a horrid place Korea was and how dangerous it was and how frightened he was as a young man, (he was a front line medic), he also talked wistfully of the beauty and of those he served with and I always felt that he wanted to go back.
posted by
VickieJean
on July 3, 2006 at 7:44 AM
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Early on
in my career I worked for some papers with values that I soon learned did not live up to my own - the kind of papers where the editor did not let the story get in the way of his headline. Well actually my first paper had integrity and so I had a good start but the next couple were not good so I made a choice never to work for those kinds of papers again and never have.
The students I've taught over the past couple of years have only seen papers at the lower end of the scale and so I do try to extend their horizons to help them see that it's not the only way to go.
posted by
Azur
on July 3, 2006 at 6:43 AM
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Azur
In general I do not believe it to be the reporter that is the main problem here. There are many good people out there simply trying to make an HONEST living and to put the information out there in an unbiased way. Unfortunately the problem comes from much high up. I witnessed a great deal on this side of the war last year. More than I care to remember. I had more experience than most of the wives because I had in the past worked for a few publications. What the Editor says it what happens, even if the reporter doesn't agree. The Editor answers to others and so on. For me, it was enough to ensure that I had made the correct decision in not becoming a reporter because I would have lost my job more than once over a refusal to cover a story in a manner that simply was not right in my eyes.
Last year, I sent a reporter packing from my front door and also made friends with a few. There are a select few that really tried to tell the story from our point of view and they were more than respectful. The problem was those were far and few between.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:47 AM
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bel_1965
Of course. I was not denying that there are reporters who operate unscrupulously and make mistakes. Unfortunately those standards have become those by which the rest of us are now judged. Sometimes it gets to me.
posted by
Azur
on July 3, 2006 at 5:38 AM
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Wiley
It was a nice day!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:18 AM
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Azur
I do realize there is a flip side to the media, I was a part of it last year. I have personally witnessed things that disgusted me, including reporters asking family members what they would do if their soldier died in Iraq. I m sorry but the media has taken the attitude that the troops and their families are a free for all.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 3, 2006 at 5:17 AM
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It sounds like a good day
There are some places that you can never go I think but as you say it is a lousy kind of bond to have.
Re the photos - I imagine a lot of people want an end to what's going on but they are still people who relate to people in a day to day way.
I am sorry your friend feels that way about the media. The flipside is that unfortunately people lie to the media all the time as well, or they say that they won't comment and are then unhappy when another source gives a different account. I am cursed with caring about getting it right and being able to see both sides of a story. It would be easier in this world not to care
posted by
Azur
on July 2, 2006 at 11:25 PM
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bel 1965
Soungs like a nice time now that you're together again. Good for ya,s.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 2, 2006 at 10:49 PM
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Kingmi
It was really nice!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 2, 2006 at 10:19 PM
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bel_ Good cathartic outing, and some good friends! Enjoy.
posted by
kingmi
on July 2, 2006 at 10:17 PM
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