Remembering 'little brother' 1st Lt. Brian Slavenas

Brian Slavenas'death was felt by the entire nation, but for Genoa it meant that the war has reached home.

Marcus Slavenas also knows his "little brother" was so close -- to having a career in engineering, to finding someone special, to settling down and some day having a family.

Instead, at 30, he died in Iraq, after the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was piloting was shot down on Nov. 2 west of Bagdad. Fifteen other soldiers died along with him. It was the deadliest strike against U.S. forces since they invaded Iraq in March. The attack reportedly left another 20 U.S. soldiers wounded.

Marcus is responding a little differently from some other members of his family to the issues that brought U.S. troops to Iraq.

I didn't want him to go. I don't believe in it. Ten thousand there aren't worth (sacrificing) my brother's life. I don't believe in that cause, and I am not convinced. My little brother was the closest thing in the world to me." Marcus continued, "This sickens me (the political situation)." He referred critically to some military officals saying of the helicoper's downing, "There are going to be more days like this."
http://www.midweeknews.com/local/articles/111203-little_brother.html

1st Lt. Brian Slavenas is being buried today at 11:00am in Genoa Illinois.

Damn them all, the election thieves, the Constitution burners, the NWO enslavers.

I'm non-violent, but I have a lot of hate for these fuckers.

Everyone who dies in Iraq is murdered by Bush.

There was a better way available.

Will not bring back our little brothers(or sisters).But know that they will never know the comfort or peace that we wish for you and yours.

at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=703811

A Bush got us into Somalia, and a Bush got us into Iraq. Neither involved national security issues worthy of launching war or placing our troops at risk. Too many Americans like to watch a good war on tv to make them feel proud to be Americans. Waving the flag and failing to question these military actions is not supporting the troops. The best way to support the troops is to make sure the government does not send them to war except in cases of true national security, as a last resort.