2007-04-12 06:56:42 · 14 answers · asked by FRED 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I'f the question is confusing to some, the gist of it is what have we become, a few days ago all over the front pages it was about the sailors selling their stories, the brave dead soldiers deserve more recognition than a pop star posing in her latest swimwear. I was lucky my son came home alive from Iraq thank God.
2007-04-12 07:25:09 · update #1
Because David Beckham is considered more of a hero than a British Soldier who sacrifices his life to save those of he's comrades.These are the TRUE heroes!
Every time I read of the passing of a serviceman or woman I shed a tear.
I watched the ceremony on TV and I cried.I cried for the lost souls,for their families.For our Country,Thanks to the maker of this sad film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHvhJCFq5M
iraq roll of honour
05:40
This video is to honour and remember the sacrifice made by the brave men and women of our forces
'Their names liveth for evermore, at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them'
R.I.P
WO2 Mark Stratford
Operator Mechanic 2nd class Ian Seymour
Sgt Les Hehir
Marine Sholto Hedenskog
Captain Philip Stuart Guy
Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans
Colour Sgt John Cecil
Lt Andrew Wilson
Lt James Williams
Lt Philip West
Lt Marc Lawrence
Lt Antony King
Lt Philip Green
Flight Lt David Rhys Williams
Flight Lt Kevin Barry Main
Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth
Sapper Luke Allsopp
Sgt Steven Roberts
Lance Corporal Barry Stephen
Trooper David Clarke
Corporal Stephen Allbutt
Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull
Major Steve Ballard
Marine Christopher Maddison
Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley
Staff Sgt Chris Muir
Lance Corporal Karl Shearer
Lt Alexander Tweedie
Piper Christopher Muzvuru
Lance Corporal Ian Malone
Fusilier Kelan Turrington
Lance Corporal James McCue
Private Andrew Kelly
Gunner Duncan Pritchard
Corporal David Shepherd
Mr Leonard Harvey
Lance-Corporal Thomas Keys
Lance-Corporal Benjamin Hyde
Corporal Simon Miller
Corporal Paul Long
Corporal Russell Aston
Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell
Captain James Linton
Private Jason Smith
Captain David Jones
Corporal Dewi Pritchard
Company Sgt Major Colin Wall
Major Matthew Titchener
Fusilier Russell Beeston
Sgt John Nightingale
Corporal Ian Plank
Private Ryan Thomas
Sgt Norman Patterson
Major James Stenner
Lance Corporal Andrew Craw
Rifleman Vincent Windsor
Sapper Robert Thomson
Corporal Richard Ivell
Fusilier Gordon Gentle
Flight Lt Kristian Gover
Private Christopher Rayment
Private Lee O'Callaghan
Private Marc Ferns
Lance Corporal Paul Thomas
Fusilier Stephen Jones
Gunner David Lawrence
Corporal Marc Taylor
Private Kevin McHale
Staff Sgt Denise Michelle Rose
Private Scott McArdle
Private Paul Lowe
Sgt Stuart Gray
Private Pita Tukutukuwaqa
Sgt Paul Connolly
Acting Lance Corporal Steven Jones
Corporal David Williams
Sgt Robert O'Connor
Flight Sgt Mark Gibson
Chief Technician Richard Brown
Master Engineer Gary Nicholson
Flight Lt Paul Pardoel
Flight Lt Andrew Smith
Flight Lt David Stead
Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall
Private Mark Dobson
Guardsman Anthony John Wakefield
Lance Corporal Alan Brackenbury
Signaller Paul William Didsbury
Private Phillip Hewett
Private Leon Spicer
Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer
Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning
Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade
Major Matthew Bacon
Captain Ken Masters
Sgt Chris Hickey
Sgt John Jones
Lance Corporal Allan Douglas
Corporal Gordon Alexander Pritchard
Trooper Carl Smith
Private Lee Ellis
Captain Richard Holmes
Lt Richard Palmer
Marine Paul Collins
Flight Lt Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill
Captain David Dobson
Lt Commander Darren Chapman
Wing Commander John Coxen
Private Adam Morris
Private Joseva Lewaicei
Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly
Lt Tom Mildinhall
Corporal John Johnston Cosby
Corporal Matthew Cornish
Gunner Stephen Robert Wright
Gunner Samuela Vanua
Gunner Lee Thornton
Lance Corporal Dennis Brady
Lit Tom Tanswell
Kingsman Jamie Lee Hancock
Marine Jason Hylton
Corporal Ben Nowak
Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott
WO2 Lee Hopkins
Sgt Jonathan Hollingsworth
Sgt Graham Hesketh
Sgt Wayne Rees
Kingsman Alex Green
Private Michael Tench
Second Lt Jonathan C. Bracho-Cooke
Private Luke Daniel Simpson
2Lt Joanna Yorke-Dyer, Intelligence Corps
Cpl Kris O'Neill RAMC
Pte Eleanor Dlugosz RAMC
Kgsmn Adam Smith, 2 Bn The Duke of Lancaster's Regt
2007-04-12 08:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by mervyn m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am glad your son came home alive, I only wish more soldiers could have. What is a shame more than anything is that our brave armchair leader didnt have the mettle to attend any of the funerals of our brave soldiers that he sent to die. Its is now nearly 10 years since I last served and I am saddened by what this country has become
2007-04-12 21:50:45 · answer #2 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bush administration likes it that way. Keep 'em distracted is their strategy. As long as we don't see the human cost of war, they think we'll keep supporting it. It's the administration that keeps us from seeing the coffins coming home. McCain does photo ops in Baghdad, surrounded by hundreds of troops to keep his butt safe. Then he comes home and spouts this nonsense about how the Baghdad market is just like the open air markets here at home. Only difference is, you don't have to wear a flak jacket here!
Our soldiers and their families deserve every ounce of respect we can give. It's the policy of the Iraq war that's faulty, not the brave men and women who are trying to do the job.
2007-04-12 07:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mark S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sucks but stuff about the war and everything gets VERY old if you have to read it every day, hell dude they had the world trade center "bombing" on the news for like what 6 months straight after it happened? Most people care more about money than they do soldiers on the other side of the world. That's not gunna change.
2007-04-12 07:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by BURNZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you. We live in an era where the same crowd who spat on our Viet Nam Vets now welcome home our troops for a 15 minute ceremony to simply pander for a photo op. When it comes to really appealing to the citizens of the United States the media in turn panders to those Americans who forget just as quickly. Sensationalism sells and while there is never a lack for sorrow when our Troops come off of the plane from their last ride home, we (as a society) really don't care unless we intimately know that Soldier. At least enough for it to impact us.
Indeed, shame on us all.
2007-04-12 07:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't agree more. The tabloids are filled with utter sh*t that doesn't have an effect on the real world, and when it does it only shows the negative side because it sells.
When they talk about the brave servicemen and women who gave up their lives, they devote a paragraph to them and then move onto negative things about our military dishonouring their memory and the jobs of those who are alive.
But the people who should be ashamed are those who produce the tabloids, and those who don't care about remembering these courageous people who give their lives for them. I can say that hey are on my mind everyday, those who have died and those who are still doing the brave work.
2007-04-12 07:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by Sea_Dog 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I couldnt agree more and those stupid sailors got all that money for their interviews and their faces splashed across all the media and our brave young men and women dont get any respect, my hubby is coming home from iraq next week and im so proud of him but no one would want to know about him and his men and how hard they work
2007-04-13 07:39:24 · answer #7 · answered by feelin crazed 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually no shame on me. Shame on the tabloids!!!! I can assure you that these 4 brave souls are dominating the news along with the Iraqi parliament blast and are at the forefront of my mind.
If you buy shite papers, then expect to read about shite. May I be as bold to suggest to change your daily rag.
2007-04-12 07:15:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHY DO YOU WASTE YOUR MONEY BUYING NEWSPAPERS THEN?
WHY DO YOU READ NEWSPAPERS THEN?
The answer is simple - DO NOT BUY NEWSPAPERS !!
Simple as.
Do not pamper to these media moguls who run our Countries.
WHY do you NEED to read a newspaper in today's technological world?
Beyond me !!
Hit these media moguls where it hurts - in thier pockets !!
SIMPLE AS !!!!!
YOU CAN RANT AND RAVE ABOUT THE MEDIA ALL YOU WANT.. YET YOU CONTINUE TO BUY A NEWSPAPER !!
WHY?
You do NOT NEED a newspaper to sustain or even enhance your life or lifestyle.... DUH !!
TRY GOING WITH A NEWSPAPER FOR 7 DAYS... IT'S EASY... they would soon get the message !!!.. it will become second nature to go 8 days... 9 10 14, 30, 60 etc etc etc
YOU are exactly what these people rely and prey on !!
IF YOU ARE SO "ashamed" of the media - YOU CAN do something about it - DO NOT BUY THIER RUBBISH !!
SIMPLE AS !!!
2007-04-13 02:47:11 · answer #9 · answered by Hello 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen.
2007-04-12 06:59:30 · answer #10 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋