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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:36 PM Original message |
So, my brother is going to Iraq (again) ahead of schedule... |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Man those EOD techs |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. "...drop what you are doing and go visit him now before he leaves..." |
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Monkeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. You Tell Him To Keep His Head On 360 |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Thank you, Monkeyman. |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Actually we are doing 450 now (15 months) |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. That;s what this deployment is for... |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I will definitely say hello if I see your bro |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. As somebody who was an adrenaline junkie |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. "I never feel as alive as when I am in Iraq." |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Just stay safe, I would miss your posts. |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. One more, and you hit a thousand posts, Marrah_G. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Heh I didn't notice..... not being one for drama this is it. :) |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Deleted message |
Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. That's really uncalled for |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:03 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I quote the poster (as if it were necessary) |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:07 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. He's being honest |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Honest people can be assholes. In case you hadn't noticed. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. I only see one of those here. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. and people can post all sorts of stuff, whether it is real or not. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. His words are not unlike things i've heard others say when they get home |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:17 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Yes, that can be true, is true, for people in life/death jobs/situations. |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:17 AM Response to Reply #36 |
56. Dude chill out |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:25 AM Original message |
I'm still looking for the sick idea. |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 06:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
70. You don't understand, or you do and are incapable of empathy. |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. "They didn't start this fucking war." |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Only the ones that try and kill me first |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Deleted message |
Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. You don't know him |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:13 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Yeah, no shit. Nobody here knows anybody else. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:16 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Yeah well it pisses me off too |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #50 |
64. Dude, get off my thread... |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. It's ok Marrah |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. How do you know? Historically speaking, past posts, has been interesting. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:18 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I've not seen anything to make me think he is not a soldier |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:20 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. I don't ask anyone to believe me |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:25 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Yup. So we disagree, I agree. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:31 AM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Riamh nár dhruid ó spairn lann |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:35 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Thank you Marrah |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. ..."I call them the enemy not ragheads..." |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
58. What the hell is your problem? |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
69. IS MLFerrell's brother an asshole as well |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. delete, wrong place |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. I thought you were in Hawaii? |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:13 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Not yet |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:22 AM Response to Reply #49 |
60. maybe it will be over by then. |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:24 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Don't get me wrong |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:25 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I really hope it is |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:27 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I'm pretty resigned to just going |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:35 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Hard to say what they future will bring. Best wishes to all trying to make it brighter. |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. I can't give you sanity unless he leaves this country. |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. no words... |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. My Marine nephew is on his third deployment |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. Ok they have given you what you tell your brother |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. xo pal, and 4th of 5 rec's |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Welcome to DU and I agree |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. OMFG! The fucking insanity of this fucking stupid war ... |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nothing I can say can make it better |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. Oh jesus! I feel for you. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. All I can tell you is what I do |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. So are mine to you |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
18. Deleted sub-thread |
goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
20. No words can describe my hurt and anger |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
26. Well, folks, I'm off to bed. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Damn. I couldn't sleep, so I log on and this is one of the first posts I read. |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. "I'd have to drink myself to sleep" |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. On bad nights I pop a few tylenol PM, seems to do the trick. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. tylenol and benadryl, that's the stuff to sleep on |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
29. A friend's son left this morning for 3rd tour in Iraq. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. War is hell. |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
35. Well, this time I'm off to bed (hopefully) until tomorrow... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
39. My heart is breaking.......... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
71. After reading this thread I really think we need a new group |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #71 |
77. That is an excellent idea. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. I'll try to come up with a post over lunch. |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Thanks! |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Done: Keeps falling off the page though. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. that is a really good idea, I'd vote for having one also. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Here is a link to the thread. Fallwell posts keep pushing it off |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. thanks. top=pop-culture icon dies!!!!!!! off to kick. |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
72. I'm sorry |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
73. I wanted to add here that Im in a similiar boat too |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. All we can do is help each other through |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Thanks, TexasLady... |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
74. I hate this war, and what it is doing to so many young good people. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
78. I hope that he will return safely |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
82. I hope he's able to safely find and difuse a bunch of IED's |
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