Very sorry for your son, Bob. I hope it all eventually works out for him. He can take pride in serving for his country. I'm proud of all our service people over there. Ours is still a volunteer army, don't forget. They didn't have so sign up, but they did. So, they deserve all the praise we can heap on them!
keith Bob Blakely wrote: > > My son is in Iraq. He's with the 173 Airborne Brigade. They were the first > to drop into Northern Iraq to secure airfields. Recently, he and his unit > have been playing "policeman" in one of the northern cities. Actually, > they've been backup for the local police to give the city order. We had been > talking just the other day and Aaron told me that the different factions in > the city (Kurds, Shiites, etc.) may not really like each other, but they > were always friendly to him and he enjoyed talking with them. Last night > (Iraqi time), a mortar hit the "safe house" where he and his unit were > sleeping. The perpetrators were (most likely) Saddam holdovers aided by > foreigners - Syrian, etc. Two were hurt, one will be fine. My son, however, > has been told by the doctors that he will most likely may loose what is left > of his left foot. He will be airlifted to Germany tomorrow. > > I do not understand the Iraqi people. At least the French formed an > underground and after the war did not tolerate Nazi sympathizers among them. > How can this people tolerate the Saddam supporters among them? > > Forgive me. Right now I am beginning to believe that there are some peoples > in this world who simply do not deserve to be free. > > Regards, > Bob... > -------------------------------------------- > "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying > the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine > and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" > -Martin Luther
