Comments | lianhanshee: Stephen's e-mails from Iraq

lianhanshee

Stephen's e-mails from Iraq

Mar 26, 2007 14:01

A couple of years ago, I posted that my second cousin, Stephen, died in Ramadi, Iraq on March 4, 2005 ( Read more... )

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lianhanshee April 7 2007, 00:35:47 UTC

Thanks so much for commenting and reading the story. It really means a lot. :)

anonymous_sibyl March 26 2007, 20:19:06 UTC

Your cousin made me smile. "I'm hiding Twinkies in my sock drawer now."

He seems like he was a hell of a guy. I'm sorry for your loss but I think I'm also pretty glad you knew him.

Hugs?

lianhanshee April 7 2007, 00:25:54 UTC

I'm glad that people can be touched by him even after he's gone. Thanks. And yes, hugs all around!

cathyteach2 March 26 2007, 21:58:25 UTC

I just finished reading his emails and can only say how much my family and I appreciate him and all the soldiers over there fighting for us. I lost a cousin on 9/11 in the WTC and so Steven's joining up after that day is especially meaningful for me. I know your family must be missing him. I'm very sorry for your loss. :(

lianhanshee April 7 2007, 00:24:43 UTC

That means so much. Thank you for reading.

I'm so very sorry about your cousin. Stephen felt so strongly about your cousin and the people who died on 9/11. And once he was over in Iraq, he felt so strongly that our servicemen and women were helping bring positive changes for the Iraqis in their daily lives, building up the infrastructure. He wrote often of the joy that the servicemen and women would bring to Iraqi kids just by giving out soccer balls and beanie babies. I try to focus on that, so that I can remind myself that every now and then, there is some tiny good that has come out of that horrific day. But it's really hard, so I can't even imagine how hard it must be for you and your family. *hugs*

cogshiftingman March 26 2007, 22:23:40 UTC

I get Newsweek, so will certainly read that part.

lianhanshee April 7 2007, 00:14:38 UTC

Thank you! It means a lot.

flanneryflyer March 26 2007, 23:47:27 UTC

I am so, so sorry. But thank you for sharing. It's so easy for the war to get lost in national consciousness, but I feel like we all need constant reminders of the people over there right now and the job they're still doing and the sacrifice they're still making.

lianhanshee April 7 2007, 00:15:21 UTC

Thank you! I completely agree about the need for reminders. Thanks so much for commenting.