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Bergdahl: But Remember Pvt. Danny Chen (Original Post) Jeneral2885 Jun 2014 OP
I had not heard of Danny Chen before. blue neen Jun 2014 #1
I had not heard this story, disgusting. randys1 Jun 2014 #2
"...many are pricks." Especially given the lowered standards necessary truebluegreen Jun 2014 #3
horrible riverwalker Jun 2014 #4
I remember reading about the tragedy of Danny Chen when it happened.. whathehell Jun 2014 #5
I also had not forgotten Savannahmann Jun 2014 #7
It's the question we constantly ask, but are never able to truly answer... whathehell Jun 2014 #9
There are supposed to be Sergeants Savannahmann Jun 2014 #10
k and r with tears. whatever words I could say would violate tos. niyad Jun 2014 #6
K&R, because it matters. Never forget. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #8
egg roll: the worst term Jeneral2885 Jun 2014 #11

blue neen

(12,306 posts)
1. I had not heard of Danny Chen before.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:19 AM
Jun 2014

What a horrible, ugly story. I can't imagine the torment his parents' are living in.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
2. I had not heard this story, disgusting.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:21 AM
Jun 2014

some who sign up are pricks

oh crap, i just realized this post will be reported and hidden if the wrong people are on they jury

so i will edit it now

this place drastically needs to rethink this jury system and what constitutes problematic comments

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
3. "...many are pricks." Especially given the lowered standards necessary
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:28 AM
Jun 2014

to fill the recruitment quotas for that obscene war. Even the "poverty draft" was not enough to fill the ranks without allowing in criminals and psychos.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
5. I remember reading about the tragedy of Danny Chen when it happened..
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:13 PM
Jun 2014

It broke my heart and I never forgot it --- SO awful.

I'm glad that he's at least being remembered in this work of theater.

Ugly beyond words is right -- The scum that tormented him got off much too easily.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
9. It's the question we constantly ask, but are never able to truly answer...
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jun 2014

What the HELL is wrong with people?...Why are they so cruel and full of hate?

Danny Chen was only 19, the youngest of his entire platoon.

All he wanted to do was to serve his country and "be like a real American".

I hope the perps live in PAIN with this for the rest of their miserable lives.

 

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
10. There are supposed to be Sergeants
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:29 PM
Jun 2014

These individuals are supposed to be in charge, setting an example, but in all the stories coming out of Afghanistan, Iraq, and even here in the US, Sergeants are at best weak, and at worst instigating the problems. So the Officers are apparently utterly ignorant, or perhaps also weak. I can't say what I would have done if I was there, since I wasn't. But I'd like to think that I'd stand up and say no more. Perhaps that is the dreamer in me. But at least the image of the dreamer is one I can live with.

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