tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18981789.post1626838603240831292..comments2023-08-13T06:45:38.669-07:00Comments on Gold Star Mom Speaks Out: 1000 US Casualties in AfghanistanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732318783762041369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18981789.post-55119072892197403052011-02-24T11:59:07.784-08:002011-02-24T11:59:07.784-08:00I am sorry for the loss of your son, Ken. I canno...I am sorry for the loss of your son, Ken. I cannot imagine the grief you feel every day. My thoughts and prayers are with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18981789.post-26782144204368226252010-04-28T19:42:23.001-07:002010-04-28T19:42:23.001-07:00Lt. Therrel "Shane" Childers, USMC, buri...Lt. Therrel "Shane" Childers, USMC, buried Powell, WY<br /><br />LCpl Kyle Burns, USMC, Laramie, WY<br /><br />SSgt Brian Long, USAR, Burns, WY<br /><br />PFC Collier Barcus USAR Ohio lived in Clark, Wyoming before enlisting to fight for the USA<br /><br />LCpl Chance Phelps, Dubois WY<br /><br />I attended the funerals of all of them. As a disabled Vietnam Combat Vet', both enlisted and commissioned, I know the cost of war. <br /><br />There are but two rules of war. Rule No. 1: Young men die.<br />Rule No. 1: No one can change Rule No. 1.<br /><br />Just as every one of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are volunteers today, just as I was after voluntarilly giving up my 2S deferrement, I, WE, ALL signed a blank check payable in full at anytime with our very life. Yes, it is sad that many have had to cash that check but we all knew the possibilities when we raised our hand and took an oath to defend the Nation and the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. I"m sorry for your loss and the loss of all the others. I have known personal loss in war, specifically Vietnam, when I watched my step-brother, also a Volunteer, die. It was a hard thing to bury him, especially for our folks but that is the price paid for Freedom. Do not denegrate their sacrifices with selfish motives. Grieve your loss but HONOR their sacrifices!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18981789.post-63608599578089562492010-02-22T17:02:05.987-08:002010-02-22T17:02:05.987-08:00I bet most Americans can name 3 of the competitors...I bet most Americans can name 3 of the competitors in the Winter Olympics. I bet most Americans can name 3 of Tiger Woods girlfriends. But I wonder if most Americans can name 3 of our country's fallen. The 1 percenters. It is a shame.<br />- Becky WilfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com