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Zeebadee · Jun 22, 2007, 03:15 pm

"A memorial service is taking place in South Carolina for nine firefighters killed in a blaze on Monday."

I believe that Monday, the same day that these 9 died, we lost 14 GI's in Iraq. The 14 got barely a mention on the news, and that was the last we heard of them. Meanwhile, the 9 "heroes" have been on continually, with a joint memorial today, attended by high mucky-muck politicos and "dignitaries", to be followed by individual services in the coming days with, no doubt, continuous coverage and updates.

The 14 GI's simply follow the 3500 plus that have faded into obscurity.

Seems to me that something is wrong here.

improvident · Jun 22, 2007, 04:37 pm

Anything to get the peoples minds and hearts anywhere else but an the war.. or rather.. against the war

Jun 22, 2007, 03:15 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Zeebadee Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,833	Thousands honour US firefighters "A memorial service is taking place in South Carolina for nine firefighters killed in a blaze on Monday." I believe that Monday, the same day that these 9 died, we lost 14 GI's in Iraq. The 14 got barely a mention on the news, and that was the last we heard of them. Meanwhile, the 9 "heroes" have been on continually, with a joint memorial today, attended by high mucky-muck politicos and "dignitaries", to be followed by individual services in the coming days with, no doubt, continuous coverage and updates. The 14 GI's simply follow the 3500 plus that have faded into obscurity. Seems to me that something is wrong here. "Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied." - Leonard Cohen

Jun 22, 2007, 04:37 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
improvident Igneous Magma Location: Tennessee Posts: 213	Anything to get the peoples minds and hearts anywhere else but an the war.. or rather.. against the war You Can't Understand A User's Mind But Try, With Your Books And Degrees If You Let Yourself Go And Open Your Mind I'll Bet You'd Be Doing Like Me And It Ain't So Bad -Alice in Chains : Junkhead