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We have collected the correspondence of American soldiers at war in Iraq, accounts written not for the public but for those they loved-wives, husbands, children, parents, siblings. Each of the warriors whose words are excerpted here died in the line of duty. Each of their families chose to share their stories with us, and with you.

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TechnologyExpert
March 25, 2007, 8:20 a.m.
What emerges from the following pages is the sense that the fallen are better men, and women. "We are really fine so long as we have each other over here," Ballard wrote home, and he meant it. Nations go to war over ideas and politics, but minds can change and politics may shift. By their very nature, matters of state are fluid and inconstant. What is constant in war is the humanity of the warrior, and the pain of those left behind, who reach for hands they can no longer touch and listen for voices they can no longer hear, except in the words you are about to read.
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walden3
March 25, 2007, 12:28 p.m.
very sad. it makes me count my blessings. thanks for the article TE.
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Sieben
March 25, 2007, 1 p.m.
No one wants to die,and many as has been shown will fight and die for a "JUST CAUSE", but this is not the case ,however you want to say it the war was not "JUSTIFIED" this is what makes it so difficult to except the tragedies from it . To die for a LIE" is unexceptble. Whats hard to admitt is tha IRAQ was better off under Saddam. You invaded that country and now there is "TOTAL" termoil,instability and civil war. Americans are justified in calling for and end and bringing your brave ill led troops home . Iraq is not "WORTH" one more American life. The BS by this administration that if you dont fight them there then you will fight them in America, This is insanity, IRAQ "DID NOT ATTACK AMERICA IN THE 911 incident" If you want to look where Potential terroist are you dont have to look far 250k in Dearborn Mi, (unaccountable numbers)New York (Manhattan), Chicago "ONLY IN AMERICA"
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Sieben
March 25, 2007, 1:08 p.m.
How do you except that 22% of Iraq,s people want American presences Vs 78% want you to leave????????? Can this be worth 1 American life I think not "ONLY IN AMERICA" If they secure Bagdad, What about the rest of IRAQ????????????
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truthiness
March 25, 2007, 1:41 p.m.
Sacrifice was shared, and no one was exempt. All four of FDR's sons were in uniform, as were those of his chief political adviser, Harry Hopkins, who lost a son, Peter, in the Marshall Islands.
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Sieben
March 25, 2007, 1:46 p.m.
DanmLiberals "THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR" "ONLY IN AMERICA"
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GLee
March 25, 2007, 6:48 p.m.
We all might take a look at some European news. You will read of a totally different war than what is portrayed by the American press. Shamefull.......
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texangelwings
March 25, 2007, 7:54 p.m.
Peace & Prayers to all who suffer from the results of this or any war. Words just do not seem to be enough to ease or take away these soldiers, families and friends pain, very sad.
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1stMarDiv
March 25, 2007, 8:18 p.m.
"All four of FDR's sons were in uniform, as were those of his chief political adviser, Harry Hopkins, who lost a son, Peter, in the Marshall Islands."
This is what is missing from todays politicians and their families. Our soldiers are professionals in that they have chosen what they are doing for various reasons. Knowing that they may have to pay the ultimate price for a life of servitude. They are honorable and in my mind national heros. The above quote taken from the artical is also an honorable thing. It is something that we don't see today. What I want to know is how many of our Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senators, Representatives and all other in various offices who have pushed for war have children, grandchildren, hushbands, wifes, mothers or fathers on the FRONT LINES!
Someone with the time and the stamina please put that together for me.
I'll would bet the list is short and their duties safe.
God Bless them!
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Sandokan
March 25, 2007, 8:36 p.m.
It is time for the United States to either step up practically a sheer impossibility of bringing peace to Iraq, or to leave the LIC as losers. We are not fighting a country, we are fighting an idea. The idealism of their Sharia's and the separation of the ideals of the Shiite vs the Sunnis. You can't fight ideals with guns ...never worked in the past, why should it work now?
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longjaafar
March 25, 2007, 11:49 p.m.
To lose so many lives is a grave sin that we as a nation have committed. Not only American lives, but also of innocent Iraqis, who have not known peace for more than a decade. To many Iraqis, the cruelty under Saddam surely is no reason for death from the Americans.
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dEditor
March 26, 2007, 12:06 a.m.
Every life is precious and deserves to be protected at all costs, but what is deadly obvious is that if we don't fight them over there they will come here to our cities and streets to explode their bombs. Perhaps the Liberals aren't willing to accept this fact but if it happens and we cut and run and the obvious happens the American people need to look to Liberal Democrats who asked for it and these Liberal Democrats needs to be held accountable NOT GB BUSH.
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longjaafar
March 26, 2007, 2:49 a.m.
I don't know who started all this "if we do not attack Iraq, they will come after us " thing. Please don't say it too often because we ourselves may somehow believe it one day, because psychologists will tell you that if you say something often enough, even fiction becomes fact in the minds of those who want to beleive it.
Iraqi insurgents come after our troops because we went after them in their country. Even "cowards" will fight back upon seeing the destruction of their country, because they have nothing more to lose, having lost everything in the invasion.
What glory can we gain when we go to war under false pretenses and put millions in misery? What glory do we get when we kill thousands because we want to remove one man?
Most of all, what solace do we get when we see our own perish for a cause that they do not believe in?
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Bopi365
March 26, 2007, 7:41 a.m.
Amazing that some are still spewing Bush propaganda as in " if we don't fight them there" when even George himself has changed the spin to " a stable Iraq"
Lets try and get all the talking points on the same page at least.
The notion that we are fighting terrorists is an old one dispelled by numerous studies already. Get up to speed .
Bush was wrong, has been wrong, and refuses to admit his failure. Instead he hides the truth with twisted and distorted rational that serves only him and his pervasive need to "do things his way"
This at what cost to America and its soldiers and people.
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Amazing1
March 26, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
And don't forget the new catch phrase, "micro manage the war." Setting a date for withdrawal is not micro-managing. Micro-managing is how many troops go on each patrol, how often, how much water they carry, how many rounds of ammunition, the length of their hair, the amount of sleep they have had, the exact location of their dog tags, the way they tie their shoelaces and the date of expiration on the granola bars in their back packs. Now that's micro managing. A date certain is not even close.