VABills Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 I saw it this morning. Reminded me of the Oklahoma City fire fighter.
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 Really sad. I am sure this affects our men and women immeasurably. They are doing a great job in trying circumstances. Did the caption strike anyone else as weird, though? "Comforting a fatally wounded child"? How exactly does that work?
VABills Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 Really sad. I am sure this affects our men and women immeasurably. They are doing a great job in trying circumstances. Did the caption strike anyone else as weird, though? "Comforting a fatally wounded child"? How exactly does that work? 328087[/snapback] By treating their bod y with respect, rather then dumping it in a pile. By showing a little human dignity. But not being a jackass and questioning and sounding moronic in everything you say and do.
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 By treating their bod y with respect, rather then dumping it in a pile. By showing a little human dignity. But not being a jackass and questioning and sounding moronic in everything you say and do. 328096[/snapback] Sorry you feel that way. I just meant it is hard to comfort something that is no longer alive. You can carry it respectfully, you can care for it, but it is hard to offer comfort. I just wouldn't have written it that way, sorry that pointing it out touched a nerve.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 By treating their bod y with respect, rather then dumping it in a pile. By showing a little human dignity. But not being a jackass and questioning and sounding moronic in everything you say and do. 328096[/snapback] That comforts the living. He's right, that was an odd caption. "Mourns" would have been a better choice of words than "comfort".
VABills Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 That comforts the living. He's right, that was an odd caption. "Mourns" would have been a better choice of words than "comfort". 328103[/snapback] If the child was dead, true, bad choice of words on the writers part. But also possible the child wasn't quite dead yet.
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 If the child was dead, true, bad choice of words on the writers part. But also possible the child wasn't quite dead yet. 328110[/snapback] If that's the case, then "fatal" would be the poor word choice. But no matter. I didn't mean to detract from the gravity of the photo or the reality of the situation. I just meant that the caption shouldn't either.
Alaska Darin Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 Fatally injured is different than dead. Think about it.
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 Fatally injured is different than dead. Think about it. 328117[/snapback] Gotcha.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 If the child was dead, true, bad choice of words on the writers part. But also possible the child wasn't quite dead yet. 328110[/snapback] I did consider that. I think no matter how you slice it, the caption isn't all that great (though it couldn't be that easy to write to begin with.)
OnTheRocks Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 Really sad. I am sure this affects our men and women immeasurably. 328087[/snapback] a friend of mine at Ft. Wainwrigt is a chinook pilot. He had his first accident in his 22 years of service while in Iraq two months ago....and has decided to go back even though the Dr's have given him "clearance" to make a decision to stay in the states or go back. the conversation i had with him was very sad. the things young men and women....not that it only effects the young....but the things experienced in the time of war will be burned into their being forever. the fact that some people think that once the war is over and our servicemen and women return home means their sacrafice is over is a big mistake.
Alaska Darin Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 a friend of mine at Ft. Wainwrigt is a chinook pilot. He had his first accident in his 22 years of service while in Iraq two months ago....and has decided to go back even though the Dr's have given him "clearance" to make a decision to stay in the states or go back. the conversation i had with him was very sad. the things young men and women....not that it only effects the young....but the things experienced in the time of war will be burned into their being forever. the fact that some people think that once the war is over and our servicemen and women return home means their sacrafice is over is a big mistake. 328268[/snapback] Bingo. All that for an all too high percentage to live below the poverty line. There's something wrong with our service folks being eligible for WIC, foodstamps, etc. It's been better under the current administration but there's a long way to go.
Terry Tate Posted May 8, 2005 Posted May 8, 2005 The photographer who took the picture is Michael Yon. He is a freelance AP photog, currently with the 1-24th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division in Iraq. He had a brief explanation of the photograph here and here. For a view of the situation in Iraq from someone who is actually there, click here to read his blog.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 For a view of the situation in Iraq from someone who is actually there, click here to read his blog. 331562[/snapback] Why bother? I've been told repeatedly on this board by people who've never even left East Butt!@#$, Montana, that everything I'm told by people actually IN Iraq is completely wrong...
Ghost of BiB Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 I clicked on the link and got a picture of a blonde flashing for beads at the Kentucky Derby.
Grant Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 I clicked on the link and got a picture of a blonde flashing for beads at the Kentucky Derby. 331617[/snapback] Yeah, and check out the dude in the red shirt on the right - I think he probably wears a bigger bra than this low self-esteem chick. Anyway, pretending that it was that picture all along makes reading this thread way more amusing.
VABills Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 Interesting in his BLOG, that he can just pick and choose what days he wants to go out with the patrol. But the military guys are there everyday hitting the road and doing the best they can.
Terry Tate Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 I clicked on the link and got a picture of a blonde flashing for beads at the Kentucky Derby. 331617[/snapback] Yahoo updates their frequently viewed photos on a regular basis. The photo that was originally linked to is posted next to the story here.
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