April 27, 1970. That is a day that will live in my heart forever. A day that my dad died for the first time, a day that I saw my mom be a woman, a mom, a grieving mom who lost a son.
To the Hank's and BobMc's of the world, "Fuck you!"
I have given more to this country than you'll ever consider. I have cared more and done more than you'll ever give notion to. I have lost and loved and seen and believed and hated. And in this cluster fuck, you call a liberation, I say no. No more. It is time, beyond time, these courageous men and women come home to the open arms that await them.
It is time the lies end and the truth and justice begin. It is time the Impeachments begin and time that the country and its peoples begin to heal. It is time we stand together. Together in unity for the good of all people and the good of a nation. It it time we be heard. NO MORE! Impeach them for their lies, for their war crimes and begin anew.
Doug, I miss you. Dad did too. I put a picture of you in his coffin. I hope for the sake of a country, for the sake of a peaceful world, no death was in vain.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
De(a)mon Days
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I am so terribly sorry! You are reliving this again aren't you?!!
Ziem, You are a strong woman who has endured a great loss. I am proud of you for standing and calling out - NO in a loud resounding voice. You do make a difference, you really do.
I too am sorry for your loss but you should take comfort from your efforts to do something about it. Every voice is important in returning out country to its proper place and none are so important as those who have lost the most.
Every day that we DON'T Impeach this Criminal and Traitor, is another day that more families will have to remember as the day their loved one died.
Thank you for this powerful post. We all have the losses that we must bear, from the actions of immoral tyrants. By standing together, we WILL rid ourselves of this tyrant, and save some of those future families from the pain you, your family and so many others have had to endure.
No More.
I too know the pain you feel. My Grandmother went to her death NEVER KNOWING if her son was dead or alive somewhere. This B.S. needs to stop, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Post.
Amen, sister.
HUGS - BIG HUGS!!
it is time for peace -- let's all start creating it in our own hearts and homes!! and then modify the military industrial complex to peace-time jobs...so this will never happen again!!!
What an awesome and powerful post Ziem. For every day that goes by and nothing is done about this, we need to scream a little bit louder.
Thanks everyone!
I did this more for the newer versions of me, my brother and sisters and parents. The ones we are again creating. If these brave men and women died in Darfur attempting to stop the violence there, you would not hear me scream. Had they died in the true defense of this nation, I would not complain. Instead, this is a flashback to Vietnam. A war zone we never should have been in and should not still remain in.
We need to be louder. We need to stop the needless violence and put an end to this aggressive occupation and hold the orchestrators and liars accountable.
NO MORE! Impeach them for their lies, for their war crimes and begin anew.
Gettin' read for Saturday. Personally, I'll be staking out Speaker Pelosi's house demanding that impeachment go back on the table.
April 27, 1970, huh, Laine? How did that happen?
April 27th was the day we found out Stram. His actual day of death, we don't really know. Why?
I am sorry too. This kind of loss is so hard to reconcile with the world we know can exist.
Nurture yourself right now. I know you will remain strong..
I have never heard how your brother died. I know he was killed in Vietnam but how was he killed?
I'm sorry Stram BobMc and aileron have me a bit shell shocked (bad pun not intended).
Doug was drafted late in 67. We lost contact mid-68. I do know he was a POW. Details, I was never really told. I did over hear a conversation about broken knee caps and missing fingers. I was barely eight when the man in uniform came to the door.
What I do know, is that his body was found in a grave with several others. Science, thankfully has come a long way, but then, they couldn't really pinpoint a time of deat. They figured some time in the previous 6 to 8 months.
It kills me that families today are re-living that nightmare.
I can't imagine the pain your parents had to deal with.
Obviously him dying is a bad as it can possibly be, but not to know anything for 2 years and then to find out he was killed.....
Ziem, just to let you know that my thoughts are with you.
So, so sorry for the loss of your brother so many years ago. It breaks my heart that so many are having to experience this pain now. As you pointed out in your comment FOR NO GOOD REASON.
I'm thinking of you, Ziem, and grieving for your loss. This has to end, or else... no, there is no "or else" anymore; this has to end, period.
Ziem....I've got a hug for you if you ever need it.
Thank you, Laine for sharing your feelings with us here. It reminds us of the personal effect of this miserable illegal war.
Damn it though, the neo-con/defense industry is ready to reproduce this f**king scenario again, this time, upon Iran, who have been proven to have NO intent, or means of enriching uranium for weapons. Sadly, there are still enough idiots out there that only believe our s...elected officials, those defense industry invested bastards in and around the oval office.
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