U.S. 10th Mountain Division, Afghanistan
Enough.
I've had enough.
We've had enough.
They've had enough.
As a veteran of the Viet Nam War I think I've earned the right to say we are beginning to lose our collective sanity as a country the longer we leave troops in Afghanistan.
U.S. Army soldiers carry a critically wounded American soldier
on a stretcher to an awaiting MEDEVAC helicopter near
Kandahar, Afghanistan
(Photo: GETTY)
Enough.
Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan
will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and
better tailored specifically to fit women’s physiques.
Definitely enough.
Previously, I let eloquent poets and soldiers speak for me. Their words still resonate, as do the images:
http://donmadden.blogspot.com/2008/11/veterans-day-and-j-clifford-mckittrick.html
http://donmadden.blogspot.com/2009/11/remember-veterans-day-nov-11-2009.html
http://donmadden.blogspot.com/2010/11/remembering-veterans-day-november-11.html
http://donmadden.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-day-november-11-2011-for-1.html
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