12/15/2005: Grief of a soldier's wife

Kitsune · 12-16-2005, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Because the soldier doesn't make those decisions, s/he only lives and sometimes dies working on the mission given. In service that doesn't change with the party in power.

I initially had a tough time removing the political arguments from my thoughts while reviewing the slideshow, but this statement ended up doing it for me and, I think, is the only statement that could.

...and then, on reading it again, only served to amplify what it had banished.

Damn. Regardless of how you look at it, the whole thing is just so sad.

Elspode · 12-16-2005, 01:17 PM

For some strange reason, the politics of this never occurred to me as I was looking at the essay. All I could see was that poor woman's pain, and that Major Beck's job had to be just about the worst job in the entire universe.

Cochese · 12-16-2005, 02:07 PM

You were not kidding. By picture four I was misty. I would love for this thread to become the most frequented daily pic on the site.

12-16-2005, 01:17 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	For some strange reason, the politics of this never occurred to me as I was looking at the essay. All I could see was that poor woman's pain, and that Major Beck's job had to be just about the worst job in the entire universe. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-16-2005, 02:07 PM	#3
Cochese Disorderly Orderly Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 54	You were not kidding. By picture four I was misty. I would love for this thread to become the most frequented daily pic on the site.

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