Again, no words are required, the images speak.....

[Dan Murphy]

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<p><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/030411-D-6570C-011.jpg" width="720" height="540"></p>
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<p><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/030411-D-6570C-008.jpg" width="720" height="540"></p>
<p><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/030411-D-6570C-007.jpg" width="720" height="540"></p>
<p><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/030411-D-6570C-006.jpg" width="720" height="540"></p>
<p><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/030411-D-6570C-004.jpg" width="720" height="540"></p>
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[J&D]

Those pictures are truly worth a thousand words! Thanks for sharing!

 

[disneefamily]

Baghdad Bob Says................................Those pictures are all fake. All hollywood. We are in control and the evil coalition is running scared. It is all in thier sick minds. In fact, um,um, um, I gotta go now. You won't see me anymore because I take a very long vacation to celebrate our victory, maybe 30 or 40 years! lol

 

[Pooh93]

You're right. I am speechless. Thanks for sharing.

 

[JESW]

Very nice! But the last one is so different...what is it from??

 

[Dan Murphy]

Originally posted by JESW
Very nice! But the last one is so different...what is it from??

JESW, I am trying to show the dichotomy and price we are willingly and correctly paying for providing the joy in the first several pictures, tough and sad as it may be. The first several I had gone to the DOD site to get the pictures, the last one from MSNBC site. I thought the contrast was striking.

The quote by the last one was..

Left behind
Tony Nave, 6, son of U.S. Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, hugs a teddy bear after an April 5 funeral service at St. Patrick Church in White Lake, Mich. Maj. Nave was killed in action in Iraq on March 26.

 

[glo]

God bless them all...those who are gaining their freedom and those risking and giving their lives for them.

 

[JESW]

Thanks Dan...I was afraid that it was something like that..

 

[Laz]

That first picture shows a wedding ring on the soldiers hand. I got a feeling he is a father as well.

Picture six: You think those Iraqi guys were surprised at a female "ground pounder"?

 

[Saphire]

Smiling through the tears....thanks.

 

[TinkHappy]

Someone should email these to Hollywood!!! These were great pictures. Thank you so much for posting these to show that we really DO need to be there. IMOP

 

[UncleKyle]

Thanks again Dan, very touching

 

[Jeff in BigD]

That last one is heart-breaking.

The other ones are extremely powerful as well.

God bless the troops & God bless the USA.

 

[Keli]

Whoa, I sure wasn't expecting that last picture and it really does make a dramatic contrast with the rest of the pictures. I think seeing the contrast helps keep our perspective straight. Thanks for putting this together Dan.

 

[sncbird]

These were wonderful - thank you so much for posting them!!

 

[Lady M]

Very powerful and touching pictures, Dan.