tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post4078214386579183121..comments2024-01-03T00:12:43.034-06:00Comments on e.IA.f.t. Eastern Iowa Firearms Training: Commentary - We were soldiers once . . . and young . . .eiaftinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-55126553534521321862017-04-21T22:39:38.647-05:002017-04-21T22:39:38.647-05:00I was growing up during all this. The memories tha...I was growing up during all this. The memories that stick are the body count every single night on the six o'clock news and the series The Fabulous Sixties. I looked up to all of you... still do. Everyone knew someone who didn't come home or came back changed. Thank you... all of you, for your service.timcfihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167057871186040273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-44258947008026778522014-02-22T11:43:24.253-06:002014-02-22T11:43:24.253-06:00Bill: My corpsman grandson is home, and I'm v...Bill: My corpsman grandson is home, and I'm very thankful. There are a lot of his fellow warriors still in immediate harms way there, so it's not over.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-38988955632731087502014-02-20T23:20:10.784-06:002014-02-20T23:20:10.784-06:00Rev - You'd think some of the feelings would f...Rev - You'd think some of the feelings would fade with time, surprising how raw they can still be after all this time .. .<br /><br />Jim - Yep, very glad the casualties are much lower and the beating our military's infrastructure will take real determination to repair. We don't have the will to do that right now . . .<br /><br />Ms. B - glad your son (?) is home, pray they will let them all home soon, it's over - for better or worse - it's over. eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-87803930082879166442014-02-20T14:54:26.700-06:002014-02-20T14:54:26.700-06:00The save your life down range corpsman is back hom...The save your life down range corpsman is back home... after multiple back to back deployments to the stan. It is hard on families as well as warriors.<br />So many here at home have no concept of what is, out in the world. Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-34235569979367756552014-02-19T20:23:55.476-06:002014-02-19T20:23:55.476-06:00Agreed! But sadly, they are NOT being allowed to ...Agreed! But sadly, they are NOT being allowed to rest and refit... They are being cut just like we were, and the equipment is in sad shape, with no money to repair it... again... The only bright spot (if you can call it that) is we ONLY lost 7,700 plus, not 58,000...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-17748082254394684652014-02-19T11:05:13.278-06:002014-02-19T11:05:13.278-06:00Every time I think those memories have lost their ...Every time I think those memories have lost their strength, I read something like this, and the room gets dusty again. <br /><br />May today's fighting men and women NEVER know the disrespect we were shown, and may they all return home safely.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com