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Going Back

published by Hart Viges on 02/01/11 5:14pm
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Austin

    I always thought I would have grey hair when I went back to Iraq. I thought wrong. Sometime soon I will return to deliver medical equipment and supplies. For me this is just a drop to what I owe the people of Iraq. I hope this the first of many trips back to aid the people. Eventually I want to return to all the places I placed my feet from the time I spent there as a Paratrooper.

   I have been thinking about the time when I was waiting to deploy. The there are similiar feelings. We have a mission to accomplish. To make sure our brothers on our left and right get back safely. To prepare for sacrafice if needed. There is new feeling. Knowing deep in my heart that this is the right thing to do. This makes all the difference.

Not Interested in War Porn

So the boss at work call us all to a near by computer to show us a webpage he just discovered. He was so excited to show us that in the webpage he was about to show us we could watch the latest movie, "Lone Survivor" online...
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Say NO! to further sanctions on Iran meant to derail U.S./Iran diplomatic efforts!

I sent this letter to my two senators; Senator Cruz and Senator Cornyn concerning the bill to impose even more sanctions on Iran, over the sanctions already in place for the past 30 years, pushing the Islamic government to...
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Holding them to the promise of Responsibility to Protect: Contemplating the paradox of R2P

First published on New York Times Examiner on August 20, 2013 https://www.nytexaminer.com/2013/08/holding-them-to-the-promise-of-responsibility-to-protect-contemplating-the-paradox-of-r2p/ By:  Jovanni Reyes                ...
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Iraq Gets $2 Billion Weapons Package from the Pentagon

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/08/07/iraq-may-buy-2-4-billion-air-defense-system/ This is an interesting article by Military.com.  It is about a multi-billion dollar weapons package that will be potentially sold to the...
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The Game Changer in Syria

IVAW, we need to be alert.  The US decision today to officially send arms to the Syrian rebels, who are from various factions and no one really know who they are,  has a lot to do with the fact that government forces are...
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Feeling Old

In two months I will have been a member of IVAW for Seven Years. A time of reflection is at the door step of my mind holding signsdemanding time with the scribe. The Occupy Movement is alive in my head. This writing here is...

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