Number 1998
- Posted by MacStansbury on October 26th, 2005 filed in John, Support the Troops
Rarely writing (these days) Catscape points to this story from Faces from the Front. Speaking of Lance Cpl. Kenneth J. Butler, number 1,998:
Butler was willing to stand on a wall that most Americans are scared to look at, let alone get close to.
Numbers 2,000, 1,999 and 1,997 also strapped up every day to stand on a wall many in America are willing let crumble. And to those who would let that wall crumble, they are just numbers.
Numbers. A “grim milestone.” A headline. A political advantage.
I refuse to call him a number. He’s not just a number. They are not just numbers.
To see the real people who’ve given all, check out MilitaryCity.com’s Honor the fallen page.
The Glittering Eye says:
2,000 U. S. Military Deaths in Iraq
As you’ve surely heard by now, there have now been more than 2,000 U. S. military deaths in Iraq:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Some Iraqis sympathized with U.S. forces on Wednesday after hearing the American death toll in the Iraq war had reached 2,000…
don surber says:
Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9.