Iraq War Anniversary
March 15, 2008 by Ron Garrison
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As we approach the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq we remember more than 60 Kentucky soldiers who died there.
They are in our prayers every day; and, we should make an extra effort to support our troops who are still fighting for our right to live in the USA.
I want to Thank You and your family for the sacrifices that you make. You and your families are in my prayers daily. God Bless You.
I want to thank all the men and women who serve our country. My heart goes out to all of the families of the soldiers that did not make it home. I have three sons and a daughter and i can not imagine the pain the families are going through.
I have one son that is in the National Guard and I thank God that so far he is still at home and i realize he could be deployed any day.
I am very proud of our soldiers and look forward to the day that they can all come home. Mr & Mrs Dennis Kidd
“Fred Doster on March 15th, 2008 2:05 pm They are in our prayers every day; and, we should make an extra effort to support our troops who are still fighting for our right to live in the USA.”
Fighting for our right to live in the USA? What a bizarre statement. If we hadn’t attacked Iraq then we would no longer be living here?
If we hadn’t attacked Iraq all these soldiers would still be alive and well, 40,000 more soldiers wouldn’t be suffering from life-altering wounds, we wouldn’t be trillions of dollars in debt to China…..
God bless all our soldiers and God bless their families. As for the ones who sent them to fight this senseless war…..may they get what they deserve.
Those beautiful faces, those young lives…..gone forever. The broken hearted wives, mothers, fathers, children, siblings who will forever be changed, are in my prayers.
These men died before their time. For what? I admire them and hold them in my prayers but I fear they died for a lie.
Now Bush no longer mentions weapons of mass destruction – instead he says we invaded Iraq to give the Iraqis freedom. More lies.
May we never forget the sacrifice these men made and may their families find peace and comfort knowing that their brother, husband, son, father…is a hero.
I am not here to say that I agree or disagree with the war, but when you call it all a lie or senseless it is as if you are saying the brave men and women who have died did it for no reason. I can see how many people think that nothing has been done or at least not done right, but I have two brothers who went over there to fight and they did a hell of a job and gave it their all and when they finally got home even though they didn’t agree with everything they were proud of what they had done. From running water being provided to the poor who had never had it to building schools for hundreds of young people wanting to learn, to protecting women from a society that allows men to rape and abuse them, they are doing some incredible things. With all of this I will also say, yes, there is a huge part of me that is selfish and says stop it all now and bring them home especially since a friend I went to high school with Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Echols was killed Dec. 4, 2006 but what has to be done must be finished and these incredible people are over there doing a job that we cannot. In school Thomas knew what he wanted to do when he graduated and he new the risks but he went on to do brave and wonderful things for us and died a hero. His family will never get to hold him again or hear is crazy jokes or see the wonderful smile I remember so well but we will always remember him and love him and his family will always be in our prayers. Please be gentle when deciding how to sum up these hectic, crazy and sad past few years because for the family and friends who have lost wonderful people during this war it is a lot to take in and accept and the thought or insinuation that they died for no reason makes this all that much harder to deal with. Please keep supporting all of the soldiers and all of the families both that have past and are still out there fighting. God bless them all.
I am sorry that the truth offends and hurts. But truth is not negotiable – it is what it is. As I said, I admire all those who fought so bravely and I feel for the families of those who have lost loved ones. But the TRUTH is we were led into a war because we were told by Bush that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. That was a lie. Bush doesn’t even mention it now.
my thoughts and prayers go out to all thee famlies exspecialy to Staff Sgt. Cooper’s family it was hard on our little town when we heard the news we are still tring to cope with the lose of one of our own.
Thanks for preparing such a moving tribute to these brave men and women who gave all in the cause of liberty. It just serves to remind us once again, that freedom isn’t free.
Sgt. William G. Bowling– OUR HOMETOWN HERO–Rest in Peace Glenn
My thoughts and prayers go out to all these families ..
I pray for those we have lost and will continue to pray for those who diligently serve! My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families and friends daily. I’m glad for the tribute to these young men and women!
Thank you!
I just want to say that all these photos that I just viewed brought tears to my eyes. I served in the first round of this war. It’s time to bring our boys/gals home. We have done all we can, and we do not need to see one more american perish. These people over there will never change.
BRING THEM HOME!
They didn’t die for nothing however they should not be dead. Battle tactics have been horrible with this war. Our soldiers have payed the ultimate price for poor planning and money management. 1 billion would replace every humvee with an armored personel carrier and saved at least 75% of IED deaths. I would have to say that money is the reason so many are dead, and old military tactics.
60 people. 60 of our own. 60 people very special to those that knew and loved them. Special to us all. The loss these families feel is too much to bear.
So terribly much to lose for so terribly little to gain.
That has to make the loss so much harder.
Thank you to all soldiers for signing up to protect the people of this great country from all threats, foreign and domestic. It was and is a very noble undertaking. The oath you took has put you at odds with the government, but not most the people, for which you took it. The day is coming in which you may have to make a decision on wether to fight for the people of this country against it’s government or for this government against it’s people. May God guide you when that day comes.
How dare anyone say anything bad on this site. It is a tribute, not a political site. Just say thank you and move on. These men and women need our support not “they died for nothing”. There is a time and place for that and it’s not here and NOT now! Most people here would not make it 24 hours over there much less 12 to 18 months. Guess what America it’s not ALL about you. Think of them!!
I just want to cry. Damn you George W.Bush, may you rot in hell with the rest who drug us into this fiasco. May all you young brave Americans rest in peace. Forgive us for allowing you to be sent somewhere we should never have been.
May spoiled little Georgie Bush get what he deserves.
60 Kentuckians, 4,000 Americans, >600,000 Iraqis – all because a spoiled little boy wanted to out-do his daddy.
Those who ’supported’ Bush have their blood on their hands.
Jesus was the Prince of Peace – look at what his people have done.
Shame on Americans who ’support’ Bush and his stupidity.
Shame, shame, shame.
Our troops won this stupid war long ago – they have done everything asked of them and done it well – it is little coward Georgie who did not hold up his end of the bargain.
Bush is a piece of crap and should have been impeached – the only way America could have honored her soldiers.
I see stories about the war in Iraq everyday, but until I saw these pictures, I did not realize that so many young men from our State of Kentucky had been killed. It breaks my heart, I cried when I looked at their faces, they look like children. I pray for this war to end. May God Bless each and every soldier today and every day. We appreciate you so much.
Thank you. “Above all the soldier prays for peace”. God Bless America and the families they (our honored dead) leave behind. Freedom is not free.
SFC Rodney A. Miller USA Ret.
Iraq was never a threat to the US – their military was pathetic. Most of them died as they cowered in their bunkers during the very (not) Christian “night of shock and awe”.
Christian churches operated in Iraq under Saddam and women attended university, this is not the case under the Iranian Shiites now in charge. This is not the case in Saudi, where no Christian churches operate and no women are educated – Saudi is also where Bush kisses the hand of the King.
China has ‘weapons of mass destruction’ targeted at every major American city, there are weapons of mass destruction in bunkers between Richmond and Berea, Kentucky.
I pay attention to every death in Bush (the coward’s) war, Kentuckian, American, and Iraqi. There are 6,000 Kentuckians with injuries from this war that most cannot imagine, there are tens of thousands of Americans with mental injuries from the spoiled brat’s war that will cause them to abuse women and children and themselves – Bush has ruined millions of American lives and murdered hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Iraqis.
Bush has made America a nation of Torture – Bush is a war criminal.
When i was haveing my 3 boys and a girl never thought that i wood have to let one go befor me, no one no what it’s like to you go thought it when you loss a child and have to put him in that grave, it has been two years for me but your never get over it, I no a big part of me is gone and I have still not let go of him.
I trying talking him out going but he said Mom, I have to go and help my Brother and Sister’s out that is what you do I am no better then anyone esle so he when over there on lies that he was told. They told him when you come back you will get $ 90,000 dallor tax free and you can go to School and we will pay for it all,
he had 2 little girls and could not made it out here trying to make a liveing and
put money back for them to go to school when they got biger, I trying talking him
out of it and so did his brother because his older brother been thought it with all the lies they tell you. but thank God ! He got out befor this. I pray for all the Men and Women to come home safe very soon. there was not one think over there that we when over there for but the oil and his dad that is all and not i loss my Soldier and every family out there that’s loss a love one out there and put more over there to die, I wish he wood have to go or sent his kids over there just like we had to. they are no better then my Son or anyone else child. I will never get to tell my son that I love him and that i am very pround. or give give him a hug and a kiss. There are to girls with out a Dad not and more out there that have loss there Dad or Mother. Please bring the Men and women home soon so no more will have to go thought what i and lots more familys are going thought. I Pray for all of them and there familys. My Son Was a very pround Soldier, he call them his Brother and sisters and that he Love everyone of them. and i was very pround of him, PFC Scott A. Messer from Ashland, Ky was kill Feb,2 2006 if any one just need to talk about the loss of there son or daughter e-mail me I wood like to hear from you joycej422003@yahoo.com thank you for listing to me Joyce
this is so sad.. i wish we could just bring our men and wemon home.. not just frome ky. but all over the us.. how many farthers and mothers ..sons and daughters do we have to loose and for what..? pray we can bring them home soon
No greater sacrifice than for one to lay down his /her life for another. May God welcome each one into heaven for there sacrifice… My prayers are with them and there family’s.
I am proud of our men who die for our country God Bless them!
My heart goes out to my fellow Kentuckians who’ve lost a son or daughter in the Iraq conflict. They are heroes. I salute each and every one. God bless each of the families, and let’s allow them the pride they should feel for their sacrifice.
I cringe at the thought of another death over there. However, the war cannot be explained as simply as some have here with their comments. Muslims want to kill Americans and destroy our country. Please remember, united we stand, divided we may fall. For our sakes, let’s not allow our outrage over the war to drive us to elect one as our president!
God bless America and help us all to see the truth. I love my country and my fellow citizens. But we must realize that our freedom of speech must be used responsibly, as wreckless comments and criticisms can get out of hand, and cause us to lose it all. God bless America and respect her, even with her flaws, as the greatest nation on earth!
As a Vietnam vet, I appreciate the tribute and deeply respect these warriors. For the pond scum who wish to make a political statement, I suspect these were the same ones who spit on me (or children of same) Just remember who gave you this right.
I just want to say, Thank You to each and every man/woman who has fought in the Iraq war, or any war before, because of you I have freedom to get up every morning, go to church, read my bible, be a mother to my daughter, and most importantly to LIVE without fear, so THANK YOU and my GOD bless you all, cause I believe God will have a special place for the brave men/women of our country. We may or may not agree with this war or any other war, but the fact is OUR people are there fighting for us. To the families who have lost a sister, niece, aunt, mother, wife, daughter, son, father, brother, husband, uncle,nephew, you are always in my prayers and thoughts. I am so sorry for your lost of your loved one, and want to personally say they will never be forgotten in my heart what they did for me. Joyce I wished I could give you a hug and tell you thank you for your son, he among all the others in Ky or any other state that has died is now and always will be a HERO FOR THE U.S.A. I think the song “If Your Reading This” by Tim Mcgraw is a song for each of our heroes.