Do You Ever Watch The "Fallen Heroes" Segment On The CBS Evening News?

arwalden

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:48 PM
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Do You Ever Watch The "Fallen Heroes" Segment On The CBS Evening News?

They're just kids! Heartbreaking. Every single face, every story. It's difficult to watch.

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babylonsister

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:49 PM
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1. Yes, every night. And every night it touches me and

angers me-just kids, brothers, sons, fathers...:cry:

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wryter2000

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:50 PM
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2. Yes, oh God

Our local news had a story about a kid home on leave around here. A few months later he showed up on Fallen Heroes. I lost it.

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PM Martin

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:52 PM
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3. We get it online.

It's sad. I hope that your troops come home soon.

God Bless.

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AX10

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:59 PM
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10. I watch it too.

Welcome to DU Mr. Prime Minister!

:hi:

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Blue_Roses

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:52 PM
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4. It's heart-breaking

:cry:

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LaurenG

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:55 PM
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5. I cry . That one and "This Week" with Stephanopoulos

always does a remembrance at the end of his show.:cry:

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NanceGreggs

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:55 PM
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6. I am living in Canada ...

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 06:55 PM by NanceGreggs

... and a couple of times, I have seen the name of someone I went to school with back in New York, but with the added 'Jr.' or 'II' The hometown given is my hometown, and the names are not common, so I knew when I saw them that these were the sons of my old HS classmates.

That really drives it home for me - to think that someone I grew up with just lost a first-born son. I have a son myself, and I can't begin to imagine the pain and grief they're going through.

Good God, may this madness end SOON!

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laruemtt

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:55 PM
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7. yes, each one worth

a million times more than the scum who sent them to their deaths. it hurts.

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VolcanoJen

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:57 PM
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8. It's devastating. It's painful to watch. I never miss it.

It's the most upsetting thing, and it takes me awhile every weekday night to shake it out of my head and go about my life.

It is absolutely heartbreaking. CBS memorializes these soldiers and their sacrifice in a way that isn't tacky, and it shows that they're still a news organization. It's a shame that more Americans don't watch the CBS Evening News.

What is truly a shame is the circumstances under which these soldiers gave their lives. After that segment, sometimes I don't know whether to scream or weep.

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Solly Mack

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:57 PM
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9. Yes

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frylock

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Wed Nov-16-05 07:15 PM
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11. yes, and every time i get a lump in my throat..

and think that could have just as easily been my little brother up there.

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