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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:31 PM
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Hell of a week - I've been interviewing war vets
Edited on Thu Nov-04-04 04:35 PM by HEyHEY
about their service. I feel bad at first because I don't like poking and prodding into their memories. Then I feel like I may have left them with a flood of terrible memories for a week or something.

Many of them live alone because their wives have passed and stuff too.
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indigobusiness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:33 PM
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1. I thought "poking and prodding"
was your stock in trade?
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:35 PM
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2. YEs, but not to war vets so my paper can make a few extra bucks
Selling ads for a war supplement
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indigobusiness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:38 PM
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4. I'm just all serioused out...
What was I thinking? But...err...dang...Where do I apologize?
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:36 PM
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3. Do a follow-up phone call or thank-you card to check on 'em
Might do you both good.
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indigobusiness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-04 04:52 PM
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5. When I've talked to vets,
I let them know I oppose war but genuinely honor their sacrifice. If they want to talk I let them. If they don't, that's cool. But some vets have opened up to me that wouldn't to anyone else. I find it compelling, but gut-wrenching.

That's a tough job you have. Sorry I made a joke earlier.
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