MSNBC: "Marines hit hardest in Iraq • Ohio families fed up"

[DistressedAmerican]

That is the name of the link on MSNBC's Website for this story:

-SNIP-

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8812439/

Iraq attacks hit Ohio military families hard
21 Marines from same battalion killed in the past week

Family members of Marine Cpl. Andre L.
Williams of Galloway, Ohio, grieve outside
the Port Columbus Air Cargo Facility in
Columbus on Wednesday.

Updated: 6:59 a.m. ET Aug. 4, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rosemary Palmer and her husband were making plans to attend memorial services for six Marine reservists killed earlier this week — five of them from the same battalion as her son, Lance Cpl. Edward Schroeder — when two uniformed servicemen came down her street.

It was her family’s turn.

“We knew. They didn’t even get a chance to knock,” Palmer said.

For relatives of those in the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, there has been a sudden spike in such grim visits from uniformed servicemen.

Schroeder, 23, of Cleveland, and 13 more Marines from the Ohio-based battalion were killed Wednesday along with a civilian interpreter in the deadliest roadside bombing in Iraq.

The Marines’ deaths, along with two others slain July 28, brought the battalion’s toll to 21 in a week. Eleven of those were part of the same Columbus-based unit, Lima Company, that lost four Marines in a single day in May.

-MUCH MORE AT LINK-

Will every town in American have to loose double digit lives before the headlines read "America's Families Fed Up"?

[coloradodem2005]

1. People of Ohio.

The Republicans foisted this war on you. For that, they must pay. You must throw these people out on their asses. All of them.

[HughBeaumont]

7. It's sad that this is the event

that should finally, FINALLY wake Ohioans up to the fact that the liquid manure holding the Blight House (and the state) hostage needs to GO. NOW.

But them Southwesterners . . . man, we're talking some HEADstrong bastards here and they're numerous, unfortunately. We in the North and Southeast (and of course our friends on the island of Franklin and Athens counties) can only do SO much - DUH-High-ah is a virtual sea of red as high as Ashland County. Their Repukes will go headfirst into hellfire for whoever had an "R" next to their name, even if he's as cornpone dumbassed as Bob Taft. Just not much changing that. Many of them don't so much like Republicans as they HATE Democrats. They're still in the "Demmycrats = Mawnicuh" mindset and love pseudo-hick bullies.

[Mad_Dem_X]

2. Heartbreaking

Each time I read a story like this, I weep silently for the families.
:cry: :patriot:

[kittenpants]

3. I'm from this area

actually where I grew up is right between the two batallions in Lima and Brookpark that lost so many. I don't know any of them or their families, but I feel particularly depressed by this news. It's just such a waste of lives. There was a mother & father on CNN this morning who lost their son & the father was saying how his son's unit had supposedly cleared Haditha of insurgents not long ago and they just kept coming back. He said that his son had originally been optimistic about helping Iraqis, but more lately had talked about how fruitless their mission was. It was particularly sad to see these people dealing with their son's death & the idea that he had at first been enthusiastic to do the "right thing" & then become disillusioned before dying for no good reason at all.

[sniffa]

4. what Link?

[DistressedAmerican]

11. Oops! Fixed!

[shadowknows69]

5. not to sound cruel

but why does there have to be a large concentration of casualties from one unit or state for people to start getting outraged?
Are we selfish as a people? Where's the outrage for each individial person that's on Bush's butcher's bill.

[kittenpants]

9. I honestly am upset about all the casualties.

But being from this area makes it more personal for me. I agree that the media attention is a bit insincere when they focus on 21 deaths in particular, but virtually ignore 1779 because they're scatter over the country, however seeing a particular locale devestated by losses creates more of a narrative & allows what usually is emotionally overwhelming to become more accessible to more people.

[shadowknows69]

39. not judging anyone just pondering

peace all.

[marions ghost]

40. yes

if people can grasp the horror in the microcosm they might be able to extrapolate it to the whole country more easily.

:cry: :grouphug: to all those families in this distressing story from Ohio

[getmeouttahere]

19. We ARE a selfish people, as a whole...

if we weren't, BushCo would never have even had a chance to be selected and maybe this website wouldn't even exist or be necessary.

[pointblank]

6. I feel sick.

Why haven't the Chimp and his cronies been impeached or brought up on charges for their lies????

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?????????????????????

What is wrong with this country????????????????????????????????


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[Tsiyu]

8. And has the Fearless Leader at the Pig farm made any statement?

May every single human lost haunt him every moment of his pathetic, addicted life.

[pointblank]

12. My only comfort

is that if Christianity holds true in the afterlife, Bush definitley isn't getting into heaven for hijacking Chrisitanity and totally disrespecting everything Jesus stood for.

[DistressedAmerican]

16. Unless I Get Video Feed Of The Eternal Torment, I Will Not Be Satisfied!

Burn Mother Fucker Burn!

[Tsiyu]

18. I hope for karma

Jesus ain't talkin'

But I hear ya' pointblank :hi:

[babylonsister]

13. buddy, that'll be the day... nt

[Tsiyu]

20. Good one!

The coward hopes we just "don't see." He knows his Sheeple are blaming Clinton for the deaths because they are all monkeys and he is King Monkey.

[KansDem]

45. Sure he's made a statement. Don't you remember?

"It's worth it"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/28/national/w133914D00.DTL

Just one of many...

[Mari333]

10. MSM changed the headline from "Fed UP" to "Families Mourn"

Bush people have far reaching tentacles into the news outlets it seems

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-08,GGLD:en&q=ohio+families+fed+up

[Supersedeas]

42. we can't have that Headline...we just can't have it

They are merely morning...it's temporary...they really don't have any issues with the justification for this war.

[Horse with no Name]

14. The people from Ohio aren't fed up enough

or else Blackwell wouldn't still be sitting at the controls of the biggest election scandal of the century.
They had a choice to put one of their finest in as a representative.
They didn't do it. Instead, they allowed the right wing machine to attempt to destroy one of their Marines.
I'm getting a little low on empathy these days. Ohio can force the change. Question is will they?

[Canadiana]

15. GOD DAMN THEM!

Day after day, your poor poor soldiers are dying for NOTHING. DAMN these evil people who put them there.

[johnnie]

17. I saw one of the mothers on local news last night

This armory is right here in Cleveland so they ran a lot of stories on it. The one mother (Lance Cpl. Lance Schroeder) was asked if she had anything to say to president bush and she said "Not that can be said on TV". She went on to say that this was an illegal war and her son didn't know when he joined. It wasn't until he found out that georgie had this planned before 911 that her son got pissed off. It was some heavy stuff coming from a mother that just lost her son. I have a feeling that more and more families of the dead will be speaking out. Of course the chickenhawk repukes will then tell the loved ones of the fallen soldiers to "shut up and get over it".

[kittenpants]

21. those who have no sympathy left for those in Ohio should read your post

there are good people who lost their children for no good reason. Saying you have no sympathy for all Ohioans is equivalent to someone hating all Americans for re-electing *. Ohio is just as divided as the whole country is & just because the state didn't go blue, doesn't mean these people deserved to lose their children!

[johnnie]

27. This armory is smack dab in the middle of Cuyahoga county

We voted 60%+ Kerry in the election. Not that it matters much to people who want to hate us, but there is nothing I can do about it.
It's sad because I am mainly around liberals where I live and have been all my life. My family has been in the Cleveland area since the 1880s and are and were all Democrats. I will stay here and fight to turn us blue. Taft is doing a good job screwing his party here and hopefully people open their eyes soon. taft is in the middle of accusations showing just how corrupt his party has been here in Ohio and if the shit hits the fan, we might just be able to go blue. It is almost 50/50 here and I see it turning.

[Captain Hilts]

44. Why didn't they vote for Hagen? (nt)

[johnnie]

52. Tim Hagan?

For what?

[Ilsa]

35. Schroeder's sister had a huge anti-war statement on NPR's

Morning Edition this morning. It was also so very sad because they talked about all the good work Lance had done for others. They talked about how he sought to serve his community by becoming a life guard, EMT (or some other certified emergency personnel), etc. He sounded like a brilliant, sensitive young man. Our world is lessened by losses like this. I'm sure the other families' sons and daughters were equally valuable.

[faithnotgreed]

54. wow~ what agony for all of them. did she really say that he had this

planned before 9/11
and on tv

good for her and what strength that took
such a heinous thing to have sink in most esp when your loved one died for that atrocity

[johnnie]

56. Yes, she said it.

The part where she commented on not being able to say her message to bush on TV was only shown in the previews of the news, but they showed it about 4 times in the half hour before the news.
I was a bit blown away that they showed her saying the things she did, but maybe the tide is changing. I am thinking that the media is sick of being used by this administration and they might get back to being the "liberal media" again. In other words, telling the truth.

[faithnotgreed]

57. thank you for explaining

i assume this is ohio so yes it is vital but horrible information at the same time

the truth is converging on these monsters
we just have to see what direction that takes

[ThomWV]

22. I Have No Sympathy

They joined, let them fight. No one made them join. I have no sympathy at all.

By the way, I am a veteran (4 year enlistment in the Army during which I spent 3 tours in Viet Nam) with 3 purple hearts and the Bronze Star medal.

[CornField]

25. Correction: You have no heart.

There are many types of force.

[seabeyond]

29. well, i think humanity calls for empathy for pain of another human

doesnt justify or validate the wrongs of the war. doesnt take away the responsibility for a person signing up for this. it is merely a union with another in the time of their pain they will experience in the loss of someone they love. i dont think that is asking to much from us as a human.

[johnnie]

31. That's too bad n/t

[kittenpants]

33. Having served and earned medals makes you an admirable person

in many ways, but it doesn't necessarily make you a good person.

[DistressedAmerican]

36. Bullshit! Have You Ever Heard Of An Economic Draft.

You know poor people and minorities doing our fighting while the wealthy sit at home and watch TV? Yes, these people signed papers. Many had no other way of making it. Others were lied to be recruiterd.

You are a cold heartless bastard Thom. You make me ill.

[Bethany Rockafella]

43. Yes but a lot of them joined but didn't know a chickenhawk

spoiled punk would steal the presidency and become their commander in chief.

[Captain Hilts]

48. No one was forced to do 3 tours in Vietnam. You're a wacko. (nt)

[Flubadubya]

23. "Name of dead" died doing what they loved best...

Have you heard this line used by the media again, and again?

These disrespectful "news" stories almost always seem to end with that phrase. If I've heard it once, I've heard just about as many times as there are dead soldiers from this Iraq debacle and it just infuriates me!

Sometimes the presstitute attributes the comment to a parent or loved one, sometimes I think they just say it because it sound so "good and patriotic". I think it is vile and disgusting.

Did they really love being in a pointless war and killing other people? ...or is that just something that the media think is grand and glorious to say about a fallen soldier? It's just ROTTEN!

:grr::mad::puke:

[CornField]

24. Many years ago there was a knock on my family's door

"We are sorry to inform you..." I wonder if anyone grasps much more after those first few words.

While there is much I could type about this war, all that is really appropriate for now is sending my deepest sympathies to the grieving families. May you find some peace.

[Hobarticus]

28. Bless you, Cornfield...

Someone has a heart out there.

[faithnotgreed]

55. bless you cornfield

[d_b]

26. Fed up of Marines getting blown to shit in Iraq?

Don't vote for shitheads.

[kittenpants]

30. I didn't vote for a shithead & I'm fed up.

what sage advice do you have to offer now?

[d_b]

34. The overwhelming sageness

of my prior post should suffice for your feeble mind.

[kittenpants]

37. okay, that was mean.

I don't want to flame back & forth, I just want to point out that not everyone who suffers from *'s policies is a republican. peace, okay.

[d_b]

38. Lol

I was just kiddin' :hug:

[guajira]

32. This Hits Home - My ancestors are from Galloway Ohio

There's a road there named after my great grandfather (or maybe my great-great grandfather)!

I feel sorry for all the family's losses, but honestly - I have less sympathy for those who voted for B* or didn't vote at all, than for those who tried to change this stinking administration!!

I truly hope to see some of them in jail for war crimes - starting right at the top!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

41. I'll bet Iraqi families are fed up also.

The whole thing is tragic. No more on either side needs to die.

[Sequoia]

46. Meanwhile, the Prez takes a 5 week vacation

"What, me worry?" I have to clear some brush.

[dogday]

47. This is so sad

here is another story...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4258319&mesg_id=4258550

[FreedomAngel82]

49. I'm so fed up with all of this crap!

I'm tired of hearing another story about another family losing their loved one for no reason! Damn George Bush to freakin hell!

[Imagevision]

50. This is the first time I truly feel the Prez is against his own people

I was never into politics because it always seem so corrupt but this Bush must be held accountable, rove and these guys make the mafia seem like pussies!

[Rainscents]

51. This is so so sad... Worst part of all this,

Bush is on 5 weeks vacation and telling us, we are at WAR. I thought, mission was accomplished??? Did I miss something?

My heart and prayer goes out to all the family members who is effected by this mess. :cry: :patriot:

[pocket]

53. how many Iraqis were killed?

how many Iraqis were killed?