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May 24, 2004
Troops are doing their best
This note was written by a 19-year old Marine currently deployed with the 3/7 Marines in Iraq. His wife, pregnant and waiting for him back home, is fiercely proud of his words and wants the world to hear them.
I am from Kelso, and a 2002 grad. I am a U.S. Marine over here in Iraq right now, and I am reading about all the things being said about the prisoners being mistreated and people trying to blame President Bush and everyone else higher.You all make me sick. You forget these people are trying to kill us everyday. The good people over here can't even wave at us or thank us any more, because they kill them also.
We have lost lives here trying to make it a better place. When we get someone who tried to kill us or set up a bomb to take a lot of us out, would you like us to give them a pat on the back, invite them to our town or maybe your house? Then you could cook them a great meal after they try to kill your family and friends.
If you still think we should treat them like a king, you should come over here and show us how it's done. After all, you have all the experience, right?
All I am trying to say is stand behind us. We are doing what we can to come home safe and help this country.
D. F., Iraq
Posted by Deb at May 24, 2004 09:31 AM
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Dear wife of D.F. from Kelso-
I agree with you and your young husband. Would it be okay if I sent this letter to the local newspaper here in Bellingham? I will look here in the comments to see if it's all right with you. Please tell your husband "thanks" for the job he is doing. We are behind our troops all the way.
-Karey Keel-Stidham PMM
Posted by: Karey at May 25, 2004 07:05 PM
Nobody expects you to treat the prisoners like kings but to treat them according to Geneva Convention. I understand that the circumstances durnig a war are far from easy but this is not an excuse for the things that happened in Abu Ghraib.
Posted by: Izabela at June 2, 2004 03:10 AM