Any of y'all have any kin or friends in Iraq/Afgh??

Pistolero · 12-09-2004, 10:43 AM

Hello all,
I have a brother, my only surviving one, in the heart of Baghdad. He camps on the grounds but eats in Sadam's old Presidential Palace. Every time I hear that someone has been killed over their my gut tightens and I say a little prayer for him. I am sure it is the same for y'all who have kin or friends over there. So I include them in my prayers as well.
Sincerely,
Pistolero
Millbrook, Al.

NRAJOE · 12-09-2004, 10:48 AM

My step son will be going soon after serving a year and a half in Korea...he's training now....

colt45 · 12-09-2004, 11:15 AM

my budys son is in fajala and another budy has a son is in afgan. where i don't know neither does he.

Texas1st · 12-09-2004, 11:55 AM

I had a close friend in Bagdad. We buried him 2 weeks ago.

Troy · 12-09-2004, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas1st

I had a close friend in Bagdad. We buried him 2 weeks ago.

oh hell, sorry to hear that Texas1st. i have a friend over there, not sure where, i only hear from him every once in a while. you got that news that everyone hope to never hear. best wishes.

Texas1st · 12-09-2004, 01:15 PM

It all has to end somewhere sometime. Both the war and life in general. Just one day at a time.

If you do know somebody over there, make sure they know you care. If you don't, there's a lot of sites online where you can get mailing addresses and names of people who may not get much mail. While we fight for the rights of people to be free, let's not forget the individual men and women doing the fighting.

Troy · 12-09-2004, 01:35 PM

when a life ends, it always seems to soon.

NRAJOE · 12-09-2004, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas1st

I had a close friend in Bagdad. We buried him 2 weeks ago.

Sorry bro...

Pistolero · 12-09-2004, 01:50 PM

Yeah, Tesas1st, I too am sorry to hear of your friend's passing. To him and his brethren in arms we can only say Vaya con Dios.
Pistolero

BattleRifleG3 · 12-09-2004, 04:31 PM

I have a friend younger than I whose husband drives executive vehicles over there. They have a young son who was born shortly before they were married.

I say a prayer for them whenever I remember them.

incucrash · 12-09-2004, 07:35 PM

I don't know anyone there currently, but a guy called me from Iraq who was stationed there, coming home and had a flight from where his Military plane came in to another location, I broke about 3 rules, and me being an Airline employee, I moved him to the flight he desired at no charge, I may not have a job tommorow, but I don't really care either
Did my good deed I suppose.

I pray for everyone over there, and everyone who will be.

Apollyon67 · 12-09-2004, 08:58 PM

Pistolero, I believe all of us here would like nothing better than all of our Warriors to come home safe and sound.
Texas1st, I am sorry about your loss.
Incucrush, Its good to hear some of our people still respect our military.

12-09-2004, 10:43 AM	#1
Pistolero Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Sovereign State of Alabama Posts: 31	Any of y'all have any kin or friends in Iraq/Afgh?? Hello all, I have a brother, my only surviving one, in the heart of Baghdad. He camps on the grounds but eats in Sadam's old Presidential Palace. Every time I hear that someone has been killed over their my gut tightens and I say a little prayer for him. I am sure it is the same for y'all who have kin or friends over there. So I include them in my prayers as well. Sincerely, Pistolero Millbrook, Al.

12-09-2004, 10:48 AM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,177 Images: 3	My step son will be going soon after serving a year and a half in Korea...he's training now.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

12-09-2004, 11:15 AM	#3
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	my budys son is in fajala and another budy has a son is in afgan. where i don't know neither does he. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

12-09-2004, 04:31 PM	#10
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,429 Images: 13	I have a friend younger than I whose husband drives executive vehicles over there. They have a young son who was born shortly before they were married. I say a prayer for them whenever I remember them. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

12-09-2004, 08:58 PM	#12
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	Pistolero, I believe all of us here would like nothing better than all of our Warriors to come home safe and sound. Texas1st, I am sorry about your loss. Incucrush, Its good to hear some of our people still respect our military. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-09-2004, 11:55 AM	#4
Texas1st Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Depinahearta, TX Posts: 48	I had a close friend in Bagdad. We buried him 2 weeks ago.

12-09-2004, 01:15 PM	#6
Texas1st Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Depinahearta, TX Posts: 48	It all has to end somewhere sometime. Both the war and life in general. Just one day at a time. If you do know somebody over there, make sure they know you care. If you don't, there's a lot of sites online where you can get mailing addresses and names of people who may not get much mail. While we fight for the rights of people to be free, let's not forget the individual men and women doing the fighting.

12-09-2004, 01:35 PM	#7
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,505 Images: 3	when a life ends, it always seems to soon.

12-09-2004, 01:50 PM	#9
Pistolero Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Sovereign State of Alabama Posts: 31	Yeah, Tesas1st, I too am sorry to hear of your friend's passing. To him and his brethren in arms we can only say Vaya con Dios. Pistolero

12-09-2004, 07:35 PM	#11
incucrash Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 101	I don't know anyone there currently, but a guy called me from Iraq who was stationed there, coming home and had a flight from where his Military plane came in to another location, I broke about 3 rules, and me being an Airline employee, I moved him to the flight he desired at no charge, I may not have a job tommorow, but I don't really care either Did my good deed I suppose. I pray for everyone over there, and everyone who will be.