It Never Ends

It is time for me to open up to you all.

It is time.

My girlfriend's name is Jennifer, I love her dearly.

She has a best friend, named Katie. Katie HAD two brothers that fought in the Iraq War. You can tell where this is going.

About a year ago, Katie's younger brother was killed in Iraq. She hated Bush for it, but had moved on... Until today. Remember that other Brother of hers? What brother...

Her brother was killed today in Iraq.

I tear as I type. Your condolences would be most appreciated.

Please excuse me, I must comfort them both.

God, what have we become?

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Reply to Caboose-1

Sorry, that had to happen. God bless to you and yours.
They sacrificed the ultimate for what they believed in tho, and are at peace now.

Reply to RichPLS

Mate, I am so sorry to hear such news. I can only offer my most heartfelt condolences.

I sincerely wish you and Katie all the best for the coming hard days, weeks and months. May they be bearable.

As always for humanity, with such loss comes such pain, and its in these times that we all must bear it as best as possible; I'm sure you'll be a tower of strength for your lady.

Best wishes, mate.

Brett.

Reply to BomberBill

Sorry for your loss. My little Bro went and is going back again. War is ugly anyway that you look at it.

Reply to mozzartusm

I'm sorry to hear of the loss of two of our "Best & Brightest"!!!!!!!

Let Kattie know that her Brothers are hero's, as hard as that may be to hear....

Reply to RCPilot

I thank you all.

Even though I can't miss anymore work, I may stay home today. I will either have to be torn to pieces and go anyway, or stay home and hope our Boss understands.

I am getting torn to shreds between the needs of everyone: Jen, Katie, private funeral costs (hope that the military will pay for some of that, probably will), my work, I believe I am starting to crack. I may not be here for a while.

Good bye and I wish you all the best.

Cheers, The Boose.

Reply to Caboose-1

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Mate, I am so sorry to hear such news. I can only offer my most heartfelt condolences.

I sincerely wish you and Katie all the best for the coming hard days, weeks and months. May they be bearable.

As always for humanity, with such loss comes such pain, and its in these times that we all must bear it as best as possible; I'm sure you'll be a tower of strength for your lady.

Best wishes, mate.

Brett.

I must be a tower of strength, there is no other option.

Reply to Caboose-1

I can only hope that neither of them were on "extended" tours , which in my book would make them truly un-just deaths .

If they sacrificed themselves during a normal tour of duty then It was they themselves who offered the "Ultimate sacrifice" & are worthy of the highest honar that what ever form of the afterlife they believe in can bestow....If their tours were "Extended" Then your Girlfriend has every right to what ever bitterness she may feel twards the powers that placed them in harms way. While this in no way diminishes their sacrifice, it blurs the line between their duty as soldiers & and a senceless waste of good men....

My prayers are with them.

Reply to AilingBlackLab

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I can only hope that neither of them were on "extended" tours , which in my book would make them truly un-just deaths .

If they sacrificed themselves during a normal tour of duty then It was they themselves who offered the "Ultimate sacrifice" & are worthy of the highest honar that what ever form of the afterlife they believe in can bestow....If their tours were "Extended" Then your Girlfriend has every right to what ever bitterness she may feel twards the powers that placed them in harms way. While this in no way diminishes their sacrifice, it blurs the line between their duty as soldiers & and a senceless waste of good men....

My prayers are with them.

u could have just said "My prayers are with them" and left it at that... but yet you thought "hey i'll use there deaths to blame Bush". u want to post about that.. don't do it here. start aonther thread, but not here. just b/c u think there un-just deaths doesn't mean they are.

God bless the TROOPS and the MISSION

Reply to SamuraiGoat

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I can only hope that neither of them were on "extended" tours , which in my book would make them truly un-just deaths .

If they sacrificed themselves during a normal tour of duty then It was they themselves who offered the "Ultimate sacrifice" & are worthy of the highest honar that what ever form of the afterlife they believe in can bestow....If their tours were "Extended" Then your Girlfriend has every right to what ever bitterness she may feel twards the powers that placed them in harms way. While this in no way diminishes their sacrifice, it blurs the line between their duty as soldiers & and a senceless waste of good men....

My prayers are with them.

Thank you all once again. My girlfriend wished it that I went to work today, so I did to get my mind off of it. But to no avail.

My girlfriend has lost no one (thank god), it would be her friend, Katie. I do believe that her brother that was killed yesterday was indeed on extended tour...

Reply to Caboose-1

Edited for childish behavior on my part....& gawd look who had to point it out

Reply to AilingBlackLab

I'm really sorry Caboose, my condolences for you, Katie, and everyone involved.

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You might just want to check into whom you are replying before you ram your foot in your mouth ,or I ram my foot up your fucking ass!!

Take your childish fight somewhere else, both of you...

Reply to Multiplectic

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I'm really sorry Caboose, my condolences for you, Katie, and everyone involved.

You might just want to check into whom you are replying before you ram your foot in your mouth ,or I ram my foot up your ****** ass!!

Take your childish fight somewhere else, both of you...I swear it never fucking ends. My world is falling to pieces.

Another part of me died today. Jennifer's mother has blood cancer and has an estimated two years to live. Jennifer says she can't handle it (and to tell the truth neither can I) and will likely leave me to take care of her mother. Jesus christ, its coming too fast. :cry:

Reply to Caboose-1

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I swear it never ****** ends. My world is falling to pieces.

Another part of me died today. Jennifer's mother has blood cancer and has an estimated two years to live. Jennifer says she can't handle it (and to tell the truth neither can I) and will likely leave me to take care of her mother. Jesus christ, its coming too fast. Crying or Very sad

then mate, you wont mind me offering this gem of a reply of yours:

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I must be a tower of strength, there is no other option.

Hang in there, Boose. Mate, in doing your best--as we all know you to be--you're proving to be the rock in the proverbial storm that has unfolded before you.

Dont forget to take a time-out for yourself occasionally; a time for a few big breaths and a reminder of how you're going to forge a way through this.

Reply to BomberBill

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then mate, you wont mind me offering this gem of a reply of yours:

I must be a tower of strength, there is no other option.

Friend, no foundation of any tower is strong enough to withstand a blow as powerful as a break up...

This was also before we found she had Leukemia. I won't explain completely, but if we can't get her mother to move here to Oregon, United States, or to survive past two years (that is an estimate of how long she will live, how sickenlingly ironic; I also happened to guess something would happen to us in under two years yesterday; today we found she had Leu, I doubt it is coincidence, 2, 2, 2, between 2 of us?) then I am afraid it will be over between us.

I would stick with Jennifer if SHE had Leukemia. To the death, friends, that is how powerful love is.

Enough. I am certain you all grow weary of hearing my personal problems. As to my future attendance, have a look at my signature. It is unlikely I will make a single post after his one.

Reply to Caboose-1

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My girlfriend has lost no one

Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of terrible irony.

Good bye, friends. I wish you all the best. If any of you are religious, your prayers for Jennifer's mother would be most helpful.

~ Kyle

Reply to Caboose-1

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I'm really sorry Caboose, my condolences for you, Katie, and everyone involved.

You might just want to check into whom you are replying before you ram your foot in your mouth ,or I ram my foot up your ****** ass!!

Take your childish fight somewhere else, both of you...

is that a his real post on top there???? i didn't see it before it was edited...

my bad... i ticked him off. i'm sorry Caboose-1 i never ment it to turn out like that

Reply to SamuraiGoat

Wow... That's all I can say. Wow.

Katie, her family, and now your Jennifer, her mother and her family will be in my prayers. And you.

Keep the head up - even if it seems impossible.

Something my wife keeps saying, don't know if it will help or not, but:

God doesn't give us anything we aren't able to handle.

Mike.

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