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Where Taconite Is Just A Low Grade Ore
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Today our family put my Son-In-Law on a plane bound for "harms way"!! To a place we have NO business being. A country full of cave dwellers & rocks. No earthly good to anyone, and yet we continue to send our boys into the meat grinder that is Afghanistan! WHY??? He's a Bird Col, says he and his "guys" are tired of "prepping" and want to get it on. Please help me and say a prayer for the safe return of ALL our men & hope that some Pol has the guts to say "enough". I'd vote for Palin if she'd get us out of there. 12 mos. is a long time in that shit hole.
 

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will do silver..and your emotions are normal..proud is number one.........and i understand the next 2 fully also
 

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Was just looking at pictures of my buddy over there now. On his 2nd tour. Can't wait to have a cold one with him again.
 

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Today our family put my Son-In-Law on a plane bound for "harms way"!! To a place we have NO business being. A country full of cave dwellers & rocks. No earthly good to anyone, and yet we continue to send our boys into the meat grinder that is Afghanistan! WHY??? He's a Bird Col, says he and his "guys" are tired of "prepping" and want to get it on. Please help me and say a prayer for the safe return of ALL our men & hope that some Pol has the guts to say "enough". I'd vote for Palin if she'd get us out of there. 12 mos. is a long time in that shit hole.


he will be good..his brothers will watch out for him and he will watch out for them and they will all come together...and you are right...enough is enough...we have to stop sending our best to that shithole...they will neve change..death is an obsession with them and part of the culture...


A Soldier's Prayer



Almighty Father,
Whose Command is over all and Whose Love never faileth,
let me be aware of Thy presence
and obedient to Thy will.
Keep me true to my best self,
guarding me against dishonesty
in purpose and in deed,
and helping me so to soldier and to live
so as to stand unashamed
and unafraid before my fellow soldiers,
my loved ones, and Thee.
Protect those in whose love I live.
Give me the will to do the work of a man
and to accept my share
of responsibilities with a strong heart
and a cheerful mind.
Make me considerate of those
entrusted to my leadership
and faithful to the duties my country
has entrusted to me.
Let my uniform remind me
daily of the traditions
of the Service of which I am a part.
If I am inclined to doubt,
steady my faith;
if I am tempted,
make me strong to resist;
if I should miss the mark,
bestow upon me courage to try again.
Guide me with the light of Thy truth ~
and keep before me the life of
Him in Whose example
and deliverance I trust.

In the name of my Lord,

Amen.

~ Authored by an unknown World War II U.S. Navy Serviceman
 

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Silver, I am not usually the praying type, but I will say one for you and your son and send my well wishes for a safe return. I share you thoughts regarding this mess we are in. You should be proud of your son for putting on a uniform and putting himself in harms way for his country no matter how misguided we all may think this war is. May God bless him.
 

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my brother leaves in January for his second tour. This time with only 12 others 100 kms outside of kubal. I truly understand every emotion your going through.
 

I'll be in the Bar..With my head on the Bar
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I really would never complain about having my kin in battle for this country. But when i see headlines that say 14 "NATO" troops killed and then see that it was 14 AMERICANS fighting under a NATO flag it just pisses me off ........My son in law leaves for his 5th tour in Feb, but if it is to fight under NATO or to guard poppy fields i would support him saying goodbye to it all..
 

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