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I would like to congradulate my son, LCPL David Cole Lang, for his honorable discharge after serving in the Marines for 4 years. Cole has served two tours in Iraq and his last deployment was in Afghanistan, where his platoon, 2/7...
Posted by kjgalyan
- Sat Sep 27, 2008 17:52:44 PDT
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Harleys, Hondas and Heroes. All were gathered Thursday evening for the Second Annual Support our Troops ride from Bikersfield Leather and Accessories at 2622 Fairhaven Road to Chuy's on Rosedale Highway. The...
Posted by meandpete
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 14:02:27 PDT
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I can’t believe it has been a month since I said good-bye to my husband. I can now say I have officially survived one whole month of deployment. Wow! One month … gone just like that, oh sure -- I can handle this.
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Posted by militarywife
- Tue Sep 2, 2008 09:53:23 PDT
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My birthday is July12. But my husband won’t be here to celebrate it with me. He wasn’t with me last year (he was in Louisiana for training instead). And next year he will still be deployed to Iraq. But if all goes well, come...
Posted by militarywife
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 08:10:18 PDT
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During a recent email conversation I had with Sergeant Evan Webb, who spends the majority of his days and nights outside the wire in Iraq, the topic of patriotism came up. "I've always been patriotic. The "Star Spangled...
Posted by britgal
- Mon Jul 7, 2008 15:20:27 PDT
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I see this slogan everywhere. Yellow ribbons on cars, big baloons.... and I can't help but think how ethnocentric we are as a country. Where is the support THEIR troops sticker? We send naive young men and women over to kill Arabs with a...
Posted by Tridge
- Fri May 23, 2008 17:37:37 PDT
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We left Portland at about 3:30 PM for a seventeen hour flight to Seoul. We chased the Sun deep into Asia before it finally set a little before Japan, about two hours from Seoul. In the late 1980's, prior to 9/11, we were highly...
Posted by rahlisha
- Thu May 22, 2008 11:37:49 PDT
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Sergeant First Class (SFC) Glen Chaney, who is currently stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma with the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, is now preparing to move to the Republic of Korea to serve a one year tour, beginning...
Posted by scottjennifer
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:59:07 PDT
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You can buy Girl Scout Cookies to donate in this package going out in March to soldiers in Kuwait. A dear friend of mine's daughter, Candace, is there with the US Air Force. They are on duty out in the desert there. We love and respect...
Posted by tajwilly
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:55:07 PST
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Iraq — Why would four civilians spend $32,000 of their own money to leave the good old USA on Christmas Day to come to war?
“To grill steaks,” said Tom Anton, founder of Cooks from the Valley, a group of men from...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 15:19:11 PST
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Thank you everyone who has written my son Matthew, US Army Specialist, 10th Mtn Division, 4th Brigade deployed in Baghdad. Matthew said he had returned from mission and had received over 50 letters. I had not...
Posted by brianitos
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:13:30 PST
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Bakersfield has done it again. More specifically the "Old Friends of Bakersfield" car club has stepped up with their support for our troops. My son, Dillon Davis is currently stationed at Balad AFB in Iraq. ...
Posted by derekdavis
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:26:17 PST
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Hello to all,
Our son Matthew has been deployed to Iraq from fall 2007 until spring 2009. He was deployed fall 2006 until late spring 2007 in Afghanistan. Matthew like so many other men and women missed being home with their...
Posted by brianitos
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:38:27 PST
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"I'll have a mocha frappacino, extra whipped cream and oooohhhh can I get two camel patties to go please?"
Posted by bjmedic76
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 15:20:23 PST
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Posted by bjmedic76
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:50:56 PST
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I am a medic in the National Guard currently serving in Iraq. The base where I am stationed hosted a 5k Veterans Day “fun” run. Most on this run carried with them our nation’s flag to honor those who have fought and...
Posted by bjmedic76
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:48:26 PST
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Local members of The World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime! joined others at the Peace Corner (Stockdale Highway at California Street) on October 12 to protest the threatened aggression our country has made towards Iran. We...
Posted by linfestyp
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 15:36:51 PDT
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif., October 4, 2007 — Laughter and smiles filled the Laurelglen Elementary School cafeteria as students, teachers and administration stood alongside Bakersfield City Council Member Harold Hansen, representatives...
Posted by JANLBANS
- Fri Oct 5, 2007 09:11:07 PDT
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My son will soon be deploying for his second tour of duty in Iraq. In fact, the actual date is September 27, 2007. Its too close for comfort. I'm the very proud and terrified mother of United States Marine Cpl. Jose Rodriguez III....
Posted by LoriD
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 16:24:35 PDT
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Less than a week ago was the six year anniversary of the attacks on Septemeber 11, 2001.
Then, I was a naive little eighth grader going to a predominately "red" school, and chose to support the GOP to fit in. I...
Posted by tmitchell88
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 13:23:21 PDT
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I believe that we are fighting for a good cause. I do have many friends who are fighting and who have fought, one who was sent home because he and his unit were victims of a car bomb. Many lives will be lost to this war, many have...
Posted by drphill
- Mon Sep 17, 2007 09:30:36 PDT
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Since the war in Iraq began more than four years ago, American public opinion has changed from overwhelming support to dissatisfaction.
But polls and numbers cannot describe the feelings of a mother whose child is shot at daily, or a...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:56:45 PDT
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On May 24, 2007, in Fort Hood Texas, Colonel Timothy D. Reese retired from the Army, after serving his country for 24 years. Born in Dodge City, Kansas in 1959, Col. Timothy D. Reese moved with his farming family in 1965 to Bakersfield,...
Posted by david12
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 09:03:32 PDT
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As a mother whose son is serving in Iraq at this moment, I really doubt that all the facts are revealed whether for the right or the wrong. I continue to believe daily my son is there for the good. I trust in the one who is in control...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 17:18:53 PDT
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Let's see... the news is pretty censored, the president lies to us, and people are dying like crazy. It's certainly hard to believe that our being there is doing any good or that we are there for the reasons we've been told. ...
Posted by vcr1969
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 15:20:26 PDT
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Bakersfield.com asked what we thought about the war. At one time I did support this war. But the longer this goes on, I have come to realize that it has nothing to do with the 9/11 plane hijackings. IT has more to do with Bush...
Posted by deanfrein
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 13:15:57 PDT
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I never post on here but for once would like to add a small taste of my opinion. Although I know as soon as it is posted I will be told how wrong my opinion is. I for one support our troops to the fullest extent. I have...
Posted by kelly86cjos
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 15:38:15 PDT
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We are in a fight for our lives and our civilization against Islamic Fundamentalists. Our President Bush is fighting the right war in Iraq. Thank God for the brave men and women in our armed forces who are willing to...
Posted by BandJHigg
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 15:32:45 PDT
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Just think, if Saddam was so bad, now as Bush n company try to pull sway there, more people have died in the last year than in all the years that Saddam was in power so who's the greater evil?, We seem to be worse!
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Posted by Vleeds
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 15:19:18 PDT
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DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH:
HAVE A HEART and please do not send any more troops to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Bring all U.S. troops home NOW.
Posted by Frankieboy47
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 15:16:44 PDT
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After reading the articles in this section, I decided I needed to say something about what several people keep bringing up: We are fighting terrorists because they started all of this with the tragedies on 9-11. Let's for a moment forget...
Posted by superface13
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 11:42:16 PDT
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I try not to think about the war in Iraq. I have a nephew in Iraq now. This is his second deployment. I had hoped the war would end before he had to go back. Obviously it didn't, and if history...
Posted by Janigirl
- Wed Aug 8, 2007 14:44:49 PDT
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Just as many in our nation felt fearful and angry after the 9-11 attacks on our soil, surely we can understand how the Islamic world now feels angry and fearful of the U.S. - due to our military presence in Iraq. This war has had...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Aug 8, 2007 10:15:14 PDT
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I think we need to win the war in Iraq as quickly as possible by whatever means necessary. The more time we use the more casualties for both sides.
When Hitler became a threat what did the US do? After the Japanese invaded American...
Posted by hamdogg
- Tue Aug 7, 2007 15:26:08 PDT
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What do I think about the war in Iraq?
I have got one question for that.
I wonder if President Bush has any family members fighting in Iraq?
I doubt it.........
Posted by tself
- Tue Aug 7, 2007 13:07:42 PDT
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What do I think of the war in Iraq? I think it is a necessity. It is necessary to preserve the freedoms we as Americans have taken for granted for so long. Many seem to have forgotten the events of 9/11/01. To prevent further attacks on...
Posted by brogers
- Mon Aug 6, 2007 14:17:06 PDT
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With so many Americans dying most likely everyday in Iraq, the question comes to mind: "What are our people still doing over there?" It is obvious that Americans are not wanted over there, and our help is not wanted by a great...
Posted by hennessee4me
- Mon Aug 6, 2007 14:14:40 PDT
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I always preferred stream fishing over sitting on the bank or trolling in a boat...... I enjoyed the challenge of sneaking up on the next pool, without the trout seeing me. One or two casts is about it on a small stream...... why? The...
Posted by pickerman
- Mon Aug 6, 2007 11:48:19 PDT
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I support the U.S. Troops 100%, but not the Bush Administration, which is nothing but Lies and Corruption.
We shouldn't be in Iraq nor Afghanistan at all. So that is my answer to that principle question, definitely not.
My...
Posted by Frankieboy47
- Fri Aug 3, 2007 09:09:06 PDT
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As an avid fisherman at one time in my life, I quickly learned that if you want to catch a fish....... you must give it what it wants. Whether the bait is real or not doesn't matter as long as you can convince...
Posted by pickerman
- Thu Aug 2, 2007 14:17:02 PDT
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I think that the US being in this war is stupid. We went over there to help Iraq. We helped them so lets' get out and get our troops home. Bush is only in this war to look superior to everyone else. I think that Bush is wrong for keeping...
Posted by MrsDiaz123
- Thu Aug 2, 2007 10:19:29 PDT
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I don't understand why we are at war. I guess it is my lack of formal education. We are being told that we are trying to establish a government of democracy in Iraq. We want the Iraqi people to have a say by vote in there government and...
Posted by ed4unow
- Thu Aug 2, 2007 09:25:47 PDT
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We have two boys in the Marines. PFC Hunter McAtee is stationed in Bangor, WA, in security detail and his twin brother PFC Carson McAtee is currently in the reserve unit 3rd ANGLICO but has recently volunteered to go active. He will...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Aug 1, 2007 09:56:14 PDT
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War is an atrocity (savage, cruel); there's no better word. Our elective decision to invade and occupy Iraq however benign our "intent" hardly makes it no less atrocious. The Iraqis who are active in the...
Posted by GeraldMeryl
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 15:24:32 PDT
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I think that someone has lost sight of the mission, and I guarantee you that person is not a soldier!
Our troops have to be sensitive to the religious beliefs of the Iraqi people while in Baghdad, by using metal detectors...
Posted by raulsmind
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 15:19:08 PDT
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I pray and worry every day about the war in Iraq. I have a daughter in the Air Force and a son and grandson in the Army. My question is: How much longer will I have to keep this up.
K. Fidler
Posted by kfidler34
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 08:57:05 PDT
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This war is in a no win situation, going no where quick! Too many of our young men and women are coming home without limbs and brain injuries, not to mention the huge death toll thus far! One death was one too...
Posted by Tahany
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 15:06:03 PDT
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A dozen protestors braved the 100 plus degree Bakersfield summer heat
to show their resistance to the Bush/Cheney's criminal regime Friday
night, the official kickoff of the national World Can't Wait's
Declare It Now! Wear Orange!...
Posted by linfestyp
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 15:04:50 PDT
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As parents of a son who is currently serving his second tour in Iraq, this issue is so personal to us. We need to throw out the political agendas that everyone gets wrapped up in and understand that these men and women are fighting for...
Posted by jkgalyan
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:08:01 PDT
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This war is a Pandora's Box that was opened by the most inept Executive Branch of our government. We have needlessly lost well over 3600 lives of our young men and women, and seriously wounded thousands more. Billions of...
Posted by Citizenkern
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:54:05 PDT
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