War hits home

POSTED BY: DeckRoid
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 08:05
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DECKROID

Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:17 AM

Hello fellow Browncoats.

I have a tale to tell. Sad? Yes. Terrible? Its true, but it could have been a whole lot worse. The war finally touched someone I know. Ok, all props to Static and his crew, but I mean someone tangable, someone I have known all his life. In this case, my cousin Sean. He is 19 and is with the Marines in Kuwait.

I get home from visiting Houston, TX that past Monday to find 8 new messages from my mom on my voicemail. They got worse and worse as the messages went on. Sean has been wounded. No details available on how it happened just that he was hurt real bad. Then the bad news: He lost his right leg and was in surgery for a long time saving the left leg. The last message was that the left leg was ok, but the right was gone at the hip.

I talked with his mom today and asked what I could do, she said that he will be in Germany for a few days then to Washington, DC for recovery and rehab. We talked for a long time and she mentioned that in his last email, before this happened, he talked about Firefly (This thing is EVERYWHERE!) and how he would like to get a DVD set. So, I bought one for him today and hopefully it will catch up to him soon. If the military taught me anything, its that your mail will follow you anywhere on this planet. Sean getting these may be a small thing, but in my mind, it beats flowers.

Always the practicle one, I told the family "He's alive; he's coming home."

So, Static and every other service man and woman out there, whether you are in harms way or not: May your God protect you, watch over you and God Bless America.

God Bless America.
Land that I love
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies ,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America
My home sweet home.

DAVCO92

Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:16 AM

Words are extremely insufficient, so I'll be brief if rather ineloquent. I am thankful that your cousin is alive and hope that your family is taking the news as well as can be expected. Please extend my sincerest gratitude to him for the sacrifice he has made for our country and wish him a safe trip home. If he needs someone to "carry him" then he doesn't have very far to look. If his family is in Houston then please let me know if there is anything I can do for them. Not much more than words on a page, and extremely lacking at that, but hearfelt and sincere none the less.

Burn the land, boil the sea...

STATIC

Saturday, March 27, 2004 12:47 PM

There aren't words that can express how sorry I am that your cousin has suffered this. I salute him and all of my brothers in arms the world over.

No words have ever been spoken that are more true to a soldier:

When you can't run anymore, you crawl.
When you can't do that, you find someone to carry you.

If ever anyone in your family needs help in the carrying department, please contact me through the boards here. I won't hesitate.

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"Wash. . .we got some local color happening. A grand entrance would not go amiss."

MALSDOXY

Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:13 PM

TV shows are well and good, but you and your cousin and Static and his crew are the real 'Mals' in our 'verse...know that my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family

You can't take the sky from me...

AURAPTOR

Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:21 PM

Not a whole lot of words I can add to any of this but reiterate the positive. He's alive and he's coming home. Thanks for sharing this with us,I feel humbled and honored that you'd do post this for us. It helps to remember that we're all in this together.

dammit.. no proper emoticon exists ...oh well.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. Worked that out myself. "

SUCCATASH

Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:40 PM

Reading this I feel very sad and angry. What a terrible tragedy.

I'm extremely angry at Bush. He's such a dick! War isn't a joke. Does he think it's fun to play with our soldiers?

Bush's Joke About WMD Draws Criticism
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040326/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bu
sh_wmd_joke_5

"Bush provided amusing descriptions of photographs Wednesday night during the annual dinner of the Radio and Television News Correspondents Association. Some showed the president in awkward poses as he looked behind furniture in the Oval Office. For those photos, Bush told the audience, "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere ... nope, no weapons over there ... maybe under here?"

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Saturday, March 27, 2004 3:07 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your cousin. But I'm also glad that he is alive.

Know that our thoughts are with you and your cousin. As well as all our military personnell worldwide.

RKLENSETH

Saturday, March 27, 2004 3:29 PM

If I posted anything I would just be repeating the same thing but I will repeat one thing;

When you can't run anymore, you crawl.
When you can't do that, you find someone to carry you.

It is time to carry this fellow Browncoat home.

And tell your cousin that I am sorry for his loss and that I am grateful to him for serving his country.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

THEFOP

Saturday, March 27, 2004 4:57 PM

Bush!

I'm glad your cousin's alive, all the same. but Bush, He could use a swift kick in the arse. Sends these kids off to get shot at, then makes jokes about the WMD that nobody's seen a trace of as yet.

I do hope your cousin enjoys the DVDS. Tell him I say that they can't take the sky.

once the snow got so deep you almost couldn't hear margaret atwood

PEACE

Saturday, March 27, 2004 6:56 PM

Thank God your cousin is alive; I will be praying for his recovery.

There's nothing more I could say that hasn't already been said better.

Take care of your cousin and yourself.

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