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>My heart goes out to each of you and I too will pray >for our troops to come home safely... >All day I have been feeling pretty ambivalant about >getting out to vote................Not really sure I >was going to........what difference does it make..None >of them really seems to care about the >PEOPLE..........Every politician is >corrupt..........These have been my thoughts >recently.......But after reading these messages,I >realize it is my duty and my obligation to do >this....If these boys can go to war and give their >lives for us-for ME-someone they dont even know-then >how in God's name can I not stand up and make sure the >people in power are going to look after >THEM.............. >Thanks for making me realize what I have to do...... >I am off........ >TO VOTE!!!!!!!!! > > > >>I had forgotten about that tragedy. It came back so >>real that I had to walk away and go do my barn work >>before I could compose myself. Oh my. Irene and >>Darra my heart, prayers and thoughts are with you. >>God Bless America, I'm sure there's a special place in >>heaven for those who gave their human lives for us. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>href="http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profile >s >>/ >>>dowdyrobertj.html">1St Sgt. Robert J Dowdy</a> (click >>>on Robert's name for more info) is the 'Number 2' son >>>of our efriend and fellow HOF, Irene Dowdy (owned by >>>Laddie Cuddles). Robert's unit, the 507th, was left >>>behind to work on equipment that had suffered >>>breakdowns due to sand, when 'Operation Iraqi >Freedom' >>>was underway, on the 'March' to Baghdad. The unit >was >>>not supported by any combat ground or air troops, and >>>was also not kept current by radio contact on changes >>>to the designated route to Baghdad. As a result, >when >>>the vehicles were again mobile, the unit was on a >>>course that had been changed. They wound up in an >>>unprotected area, and were ambushed by Iraqi >insurgent >>>forces. Robert was killed when the driver of the >>>humvee in which he was 'riding shotgun' lost control >>>while trying to outrun the ambush, and the vehicle >>>crashed. Of the unit members that survived the >>>ambush, several were taken captive, but eventually >>>released by their Iraqi captors. One, Jessica Lynch, >>>who was also riding in the humvee that Robert was in, >>>was rescued by US forces from an Iraqi hospital in a >>>'made for TV' movie style 'operation' videotaped by >>>military cameramen. If the military had taken the >>>appropriate precautions, Robert's unit would not have >>>been left undefended, while working on equipment. >But >>>Donald Rumsfeld, Tommy Franks, and George Bush seemed >>>to think the object of Operation Iraqi Freedom was to >>>set some sort of speed record, moving from Kuwait to >>>Baghdad. Absurd -- and it cost Robert and 8 others >>>their lives, causing horrific grief to Robert's >>>family, particularly his mother, Irene, and father, >>>Jack. >>> >>>>I've been wondering, and does anyone know who he >is? >>>>Does he belong to any of you?
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