who have died in Iraq would rather have you be proud of their sacrifice or be alive?
2006-07-26 08:58:03 · 8 answers · asked by ranger12 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I would say they would prefer to be alive. Mainly because i feel it was unjust for the war to start in the first place and as its been pointed out and stated by US troops that they feel they are dieing for lies.
2006-07-26 09:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I would say I would rather people be proud of my sacrifice.
Every member knows what they are signing up for when the sign the dotted line. I guess everyone would have different opinions on this but I know that anytime I am over there I can be gone in a instant and I dont mind that but I would rather die and be remembered as a soldier that fought and died for my country then to be hated for fighting a war people dont believe in and end up by having protesters at my funeral...As a matter of fact I think if I had protester at my funeral I would haunt them for the rest of the lives...haha
2006-07-26 16:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by JB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The troops know there is a chance they'll have to go to war one day, but they still enlist because they are willing to make that sacrifice and take the chance of dieing. So these men and women aren't doing this to try and gain our sympathy and wanting to make us proud, they do it because they feel it's right.
I think if a troop that has been killed in Iraq could get a message to all Americans, he or she would just say continue to support our Armed Forces, and even though he died, he is at
peace with the decision he made to fight for our country. They don't want our sympathy, they want our support.
2006-07-26 18:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the soldier. I know lots of soldiers who enlisted in order to get money for college. In their case, they'd probably rather be alive. But for those soldiers who only want to be soldiers and nothing else and that's all they knew, then they would probably rather us be proud of their sacrifice. My husband is a soldier, it's all he ever wanted since he was a kid, but now he's married with a kid of his own so I think his priority would be to come back to his family.
P.S.- I agree with the first person about protests at military funerals. Everybody has the right to protest the war, Hell, I'm not in favor of it. But a funeral is NOT the time nor place to protest. It's very disrespectful to the deceased, to the family of the deceased, and to the military in general.
2006-07-26 16:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now that's a foolish question. Of course they'd RATHER BE ALIVE. But as they've given the ultimate sacrifice to this nation (whether or NOT the war is a just one) they deserve our utmost respect, admiration and to be honored.
BTW, it's no longer legal to protest near a military funeral. Bush signed some legislation aimed at Fred Phelps and his church of extreme whackos...
2006-07-26 16:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely for us to be proud and appreciative of their sacrifice because they all know their is a chance they will die when they are in war situations. I am pretty sure they would not want idiots protesting at military funerals.
2006-07-26 16:02:06 · answer #6 · answered by holyterrar85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to clarify, that the only documented cases of protests at military funerals are from crazy Christian zealots:
"March 15, 2006 — They've appeared at military funerals across the country, armed with signs reading "God Hates You" and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers."
Members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., have outraged family members and communities alike with their antics. They say America's war casualties are God's wrath for tolerating homosexuality.
Now they're getting their wish for a federal-level fight.
After attending a funeral in Michigan on Saturday where hundreds of veterans and other supporters of the soldier's family countered the protesters, Republican Rep. Mike Rogers plans to introduce legislation against the demonstrations, possibly as soon as Thursday.
It would restrict protests at funerals at national cemeteries for 60 minutes before and after a service, and require protesters to remain 500 feet or more from the grave site or individuals at the funeral."
2006-07-26 17:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by JOe M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both and there's no shame in that either.
I for one would never be ashamed of them because they are heroes and they did what they where told to do no matter how they felt about the war.
We as Americans should all be proud of those who gave their lives to help others to live.
2006-07-26 16:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by fedupmoma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋