Fuck, dammit.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

I'm a supervisor. I have once, maybe twice at the most, posted about a woman in my department with a son who joined the Marines, only to be sent almost instantly to Iraq.

She has told me things that he's described in Iraq that made me physically ill.

She told me things that her son's unit was being told to do, to prepare for the next war, that scared me.

He just returned for his second tour.

I worried for her son and for her. Today, she came to my office, in tears. She didn't need to say a word.

An IED, 0700 on 9/09/06. I want to relate her description of dealing with the "call center" that's used to notify families of the dead, the injured. But, I can only rage, right now.

BTW, her son is being flown to Bethesda, where she will be waiting. She and her husband are being given tickets to fly out to be with him. "The shrapnel hit his face."

"He's serious, so we're going to fly you out to Maryland."

He's 19.

FUGWB. MKJ

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. :^( *hugs and prayers going out to everyone*

[jaxx]

17. I am so sorry and hope the young man will survive.

No mom should have to hear this. I weep for them all.

[calimary]

38. Damn. Me too. I'm choked up even now.

And this boy, hopefully, will survive. Shrapnel in the face? Good Lord...

Can't we get the FUCK OUT OF THERE?????

I, too, hate that SOB in the White House. OUR White House.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Damn. I hate that Fucking SOB in the White House!!!!!!

So many lives lost or damaged forever....;(

[rusty_parts2001]

Our prayers go out to him and his family

[Roland99]

3. Impeach! Indict! Imprison!

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[laylah]

28. And throw in a few stakes

to the heart for good measure! :mad: My heart goes out to you and the CHILD'S parents, OP. :cry: How did this ever happen to us? OMG! I hate that sob and the others who have defiled this country and its' soul. May they all rot in Hell!

Jenn

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. Jesus, I hate that.

Let's get our children home.

[babylonsister]

5. When it gets personal it gets worse. It should be personal

for all of us. My sympathy, BleedingHeartPatriot, to you and all involved. :hug:

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. That poor family!

:cry:

[stillcool]

7. what a frigging nightmare.....

for every person that young man's life ever has or will touch. Endless war in more ways than one. So, so, sorry...I hope for the best possible outcome for everyone involved.
:cry:

[MadMaddie]

8. I don't even know what to say anymore....every time I read

another soldiar has been critically injured...partly because the equipment that they are riding around in is garbage.....I get so angry...

Our prayers are with your friend and co-workers family....dammit...

[Olney Blue]

9. Oh no. This is awful. I hope he will be OK.

[brook]

11. Oh sweet God....

My heart goes out to you and them.

Other than that, I'm speechless with anger. Wishing whatever blessed light there is to shine above the poor lad and his family.

[onecent]

12. This is such a useless cause. My prayers are with your

employee and everyone close to her family. There but go the grace of God for all of us.

[Swamp Rat]

13. so sad

:cry:

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. I am sorry BleedingHeart...

So very, very sorry... :hug: :cry:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. Fuck!

:cry:

and for you :hug:, pass some of it on to his momma, kay?

[orleans]

16. so very sorry. for your friend, for her son. for this country. n/t

[Tyo]

18. You've seen the human price

But probably most of us won't unless we go looking for it. The President talks total war, but he and his bloody-handed pals and the unspeakable Republicans who support them are doing their best to make sure that the average American doesn't see or feel anything resembling war.

At best, numbers are all we get, and maybe a picture in the newspaper of one more local kid who is coming home in a bag. We certainly see nothing of our wounded and maimed, not to mention the Iraqi men, women, children, the entire families that we have butchered over there.

I've seen tapes and news broadcasts from the Viet Nam years and it looks to me like Americans then could see with their own eyes what was going on and how horrible it all was. The Republicans have made sure that they didn't make that mistake again.

[Ilsa]

19. Oh God. Just a young trying to do the right thing. A Patriot. And this

has to happen to him. And his dear mother and father.

I hate Bush. I can't tolerate watching him on tv either.

[LWolf]

21. Mothers' pain; the world seems saturated with it right now.

I have 2 mothers at work whose sons' lives are currently in the balance. Neither due to military action, but health and accident events.

I held one today for awhile and cried with her; the other just yesterday.

Everywhere I turn there is a mother grieving. I'm a mother of sons. There are no words to express what I feel, but to say that I am bleeding with every grieving mom.

[MiniMandaRuth]

22. Aww fuck.

I know so many of my close friends who will never go to war... And let's hope that they are never forced.

[roguevalley]

23. next time you see her, tell her someone in Alaska loves her and

her son and will pray for both of them. I cannot express it in words how sorry I am.

[helderheid]

24. no words, just a recommend

[nomaco-10]

25. Barbara Starr reported this am ...

the story of a young boy who was 13 years old and on his way to school on September 11, 2001. He told his father that he wanted to join the marines as soon as he finished high school, and that is exactly what he did. He was killed by an ied last week.

Barbara Starr was stationed in front of the Pentagon and said "see that hill behind me, that's Arlington Cemetery, he will be laid to rest there this afternoon. He was 18 years old.

[never_get_over_it]

26. You know today in Matt Lauer's interview

he asked the liar in chief how he can sleep at night - in the context of getting the briefings he gets on the dangers that face the country - I was screaming at the video NO MATT not how can you sleep at night because of that - BUT HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION YOU HAVE CAUSED.

your post has me crying again for about the 10th time since yesterday - I am so sorry for your employee's son and my thoughts will be with him

My GOD will someone please please please stop these mad men/women.....

[mentalsolstice]

27. Let Her Know

my thoughts are with her, her son, and her family right now!

I have never agreed with this war...my husband is a Vietnam vet (14 months in country), and in hindsight he is angry about that one, and this one too. Kids do what they have to do...for their country and their own futures...but when they do so, they depend on that person in the oval office to make the correct decisions.

I hope she has strength and fortitude...right now her baby is going to need his mama. Godspeed!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

29. I can't respond beyond this...

The eyes of a grieving mother will squeeze your heart until you can't breathe.

MKJ

[mnhtnbb]

36. That's the problem with Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rice. No hearts

Not in a goddamn one of them.

[puffthemagicdragon]

30. :( my thoughts are with them n/t

[Cameron27]

31. I'm so very sorry for these poor parents

And peace to you BHP, you're going through an awful time right now.

[Control-Z]

32. I am so, so sorry.

K & R & FUGWB

[stepnw1f]

33. Neo-Con Fuck Heads Beware

You are on America's shit list for starting this Neo-Vietnam.

[johnnie]

34. And for what?

What the fuck for?

My thoughts will be with him and his family.

I am really starting to hope there really is a hell.

[mnhtnbb]

35. I'm so sorry for your employee, her son, her family. Hope you

can help her to deal with the pain. At least she has a supportive boss.

[OzarkDem]

37. Pray for her son, pray for our country

We must stop this now and regain control of our own government. This can't go on much longer.

[spuddonna]

39. Tell her that her son and her family are in our prayers and that...

... our hearts go out to her.

I wish words could comfort more... :cry:

[Stevendsmith]

40. May those responsible burn in hell. (n/t)