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Here on the pulse of this new day
You may have the grace to look up and out
And into your sister's eyes, into
Your brother's face, your country
And say simply
Very simply
With hope
Good morning.

I have seen so many posts about politics, voting and about supporting our troops overseas. And with all due respect, no amount of printed out notes, used DVDs, or knitted helmet liners is going to fix the fact that our troops were sent to war over a lie, fabricated by chickenhawks and perpetuated by an inept press. Imagine the look on the troops ( Read more... )

Editor’s note: Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document. It is Pat’s birthday on November 6, and elections are the day after. It gets me thinking about ( Read more... )

I am going to be scaling down my flist today. Please don't be offended, I mean no one any disrespect. Basically I am scaling down if you haven't updated in an age or if we rarely comment on each other's journals. I wish everyone every good thing.

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