Thursday, September 11, 2008

An Iraqi war veteran speaks up

My apologies if you have already seen this from a bunch of other people. I've seen it a couple of times now and finally decided I would post it anyways even though maybe all of you HAVE already seen it because I think it is so worth posting. Interestingly enough, the person who posted it on youtube said that there had been hundreds of comments. He had promised the guy's father that he would not allow any comments that were disrespectful and he didn't. He said about 75% of them were respectful and supportive, about 15% disagreed but we're still respectful, and 10% were just downright rude. There were so many comments posted that he had to remove them all to have space for other things. Also, this was not paid for nor sponsored by McCain's campaign; it was just a couple of guys trying to show their support.

4 comments:

Aimee said...

Well, I might be the only one who hadn't seen this then...WOW, he said that very well! Freedom does come with a price..

As he walked away, it showed great symbolism of that price for freedom. AWESOME.

Betty said...

I saw this yesterday. Thought it was very good! Especially love it when he turns and walks away. He is a true veteran himself!

Lynette said...

I had not yet seen this.Wow! Wow! Wow!

Anonymous said...

That was a very powerful speech. Nobody can say it like a true soldier. My vote is for the one who fights for this country and cares for the safety and well being of our country and of other countries. I am moved by the words of someone willing to give his life for this country. That was my first time seeing the video.
- Laura M