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You're welcome, Trucker and

wabby — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:49:13 +0000

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You're welcome, Trucker and thanks for taking the time to read.

Thanks for the post. Love

Trucker — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:37:55 +0000

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Thanks for the post. Love this post.

All militaries would have to

wabby — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:29:24 +0000

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All militaries would have to be abolished for it not to happen anymore, not just ours.

Abolish the U.S. military and

Aaron Carine — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:26:39 +0000

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Abolish the U.S. military and it won't happen anymore.

Beautiful, Flowerchild. I've

Ramona — Wed, 27 May 2015 01:31:56 +0000

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Beautiful, Flowerchild. I've been away from my computer for a couple of days and almost missed this. So glad I didn't.

What terrible things both the living and the dead have to go through in wartime. I think it's time the leaders of this country experienced a little of it first-hand. They wouldn't be so quick to send others out there to fight their battles for them.

Alive on the page, indeed.

wabby — Tue, 26 May 2015 00:35:31 +0000

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Alive on the page, indeed. Thank you Missy.

Thank you, flower. This is a

barefooted — Mon, 25 May 2015 20:33:57 +0000

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Thank you, flower. This is a touching reminder of so much that we forget ... including the intimacy of a handwritten letter. It's the only form of non-verbal communication that can convey the emotion and subtleties of the person behind the words. In this particular case, its very simplicity bares the heart of a young man struggling to find the right ones. Both he and your great-uncle are alive on the page, and that's a precious thing.

We do need to remember the

wabby — Mon, 25 May 2015 13:12:43 +0000

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We do need to remember the personal cost of war, momoe.

I wonder how many members of Congress have kids in the military? About 1%, according to this ABC article from 2006. How can someone so far removed from war be trusted to decide when war must be waged?

Actually, Mr. Smith, it was

wabby — Mon, 25 May 2015 12:56:10 +0000

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Actually, Mr. Smith, it was your haiku that inspired me to share the letter.

"haunted by foxholes"

That one line sparked the idea, so it should be me thanking you and any honor you feel is well deserved.

Wonderful. Perfect for today

trkingmomoe — Mon, 25 May 2015 07:28:07 +0000

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Wonderful. Perfect for today.

We have had too many years with "chicken hawks" belittling the people who want to avoid war in news programs. We all need to remember what war does to lives.