St. Paul Pioneer Press | 08/03/2006 | Bring back the draft so more know the consequence of war
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 08/03/2006 | Bring back the draft so more know the consequence of war
July 27, 2006. My son phoned from Iraq this morning, the 354th morning of his deployment as a combat medic with the 172nd Stryker Brigade. The news was not good.
After a year risking his own life in the desert of western Iraq and receiving a decoration for saving the lives of others while under fire, he was scheduled to be reassigned back to the States. Two days before boarding an airplane to fly out, his reassignment home was postponed indefinitely. He is being moved to Baghdad, along with the rest of his brigade, including the ones who had already shipped back to their home base in Alaska. They now must repack their gear and head back to the inferno.
When something like this happens to a loved one, you find yourself consumed by an overwhelming sense of anger.
July 27, 2006. My son phoned from Iraq this morning, the 354th morning of his deployment as a combat medic with the 172nd Stryker Brigade. The news was not good.
After a year risking his own life in the desert of western Iraq and receiving a decoration for saving the lives of others while under fire, he was scheduled to be reassigned back to the States. Two days before boarding an airplane to fly out, his reassignment home was postponed indefinitely. He is being moved to Baghdad, along with the rest of his brigade, including the ones who had already shipped back to their home base in Alaska. They now must repack their gear and head back to the inferno.
When something like this happens to a loved one, you find yourself consumed by an overwhelming sense of anger.
posted by A. J. Franklin @ 12:21
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