<p>Thank you!
A great story.</p>
<p>Re-opening this thread and repeating the message posted by Moderator DoveofPeace yesterday:
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<p>Inspiring, but I have to mention that this is our reality and although we are fortunate for our safety here in the U.S., I am sure that if we were to live in similar Iraqi war conditions i.e. bombs, murders, kidnappings here in the states, I’m quite confident that a Brown rejection or a G.P.A. of 2.9 would not be the climax of our concern/worries.</p>
<p>“thank for safety”</p>
<p>I agree.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Thank you. </p>
<p>I lost a brother in law in Iraq. People here are beginning to not care about what is going on over there. I still cry for him and for the others lost.</p>
<p>Your message is really hypocritical. We don’t have the right to complain? What gives you the right to complain? Are you a victim of the Holocaust or being murdered in the genocide of Rwanda and Darfur? No.</p>
<p>Hey, he fought so that you could have the right to say that. He’s fighting so that places won’t end up like Rwanda and Darfur. Take</p>
<p>I really don’t care because I got into an Ivy League school. =)</p>
<p>Whatever. Just out of curiosity, are you a decedent of a Holocaust survivor? Or do you have anybody in your family who has fought in war?</p>
<p>By the way…how is he defending my right to free speech?</p>
<p>Actually, I am a decedent of a Holocaust survivor. And both my grandfathers were tail gunners in WWII.</p>
<p>All of my mother’s family except my grandfather was killed in the Holocaust. Most of my uncles were in the air force. My Brother in law was killed in this war and his brother is over there now. Don’t criticize those fighting for YOUR freedom until you know what they went through. You are lucky to live in a country where you are not forced into the military and have the option of going to an Ive League. Be grateful and recognize what so many lost so you can have that chance. The OP is a hero. I’m done here.</p>
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<p>The post, assuming it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke was about having perspective, not about relative rights to complain or not complain. I would’ve thought, if you were a descendant of Holocaust survivor, the survivor might have somehow imparted this notion to you, that of having perspective regarding your tiny little life.</p>
<p>I don’t think the OP was there fighting for your freedom – I think this war was a total misadventure and I am sad for everyone from the US or Iraq who has died as a result of it.</p>
<p>mcdongy=my hero… logic and reason is used here : )</p>
<p>this iraq was is a misadventure? LOOOOL I don’t think taking out a ruthless dictator killing millions of iraqi’s and creating mass genocides is a real misadventure…</p>
<p>but i could be wrong… terrorists are terrorsts… whether they are in Russia, Iraq, Iran of Afghanistan.</p>
<p>God Bless You! My Nephew…a UCLA Graduate…just returned from Bagdad and I have nothing but the utmost respect for you and the sacrifices you have made!</p>
<p>Your post was really inspirational. It just reminded me that how insignificant our worries seem and how we take so much for granted. I can’t imagine how I would feel if I experienced something of that scale.</p>
<p>Thank you for your sharing, and may god continue to bless you.</p>
<p>Sure the war may not be the best route to liberation/freedom. Hell, it may not even be good at all. But what these individual soldiers do is absolutely incredible. Iraq may not be necessary for our country’s security but there’s no doubt the soldiers are doing everything in their power to help others worlds away. Dontgiveup’s post gave me the impression he is glad to ensure the security of innocent iraqis. He deployed into a mess brought forth by politicians, not soldiers. The soldiers are cleaning up the mess, and I have incredible respect for that.</p>
<p>Thanks for the post, it was amazing. Really, stories like these aren’t a dime a dozen where I come from.
God Bless.</p>
<p>thanks a lot.I also liked it.
last I was rejected from the first choice of my school.Now I do understand that there are many other valuable things in our life that we do not notice.</p>
<p>I hope the OP was kidding when he said he received one whipping too few. Whipping children is never a good idea. I seriously hope he’ll change his views about corporal punishment before he has children of his own.</p>