Comments on: The Significance of 2000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-significance-of-2000 The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Janell http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2872 Janell Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:54:27 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2872 There is a radio station that commented on this yesterday. They said they just heard from the news broadcasts that the 2,000 soldier has died. Then they said... it is just a number, the 2,000th is just as important as 1- 1,999. Their families are important too, they lost a loved one, their future, ect. What was said was perfect, to not only honor the 2,000th loss but all of them. They didnt want it to make it seem like the rest were not important. Sorry I dont remember all of what was said but it had me in tears. Then it was silent, and they played Taps, then they played Some Gave All. That was the only tribute I had heard/seen yesterday that I thought was appropriate. Since they made a big deal about 1-1,999th as well as the 2,000th. There is a radio station that commented on this yesterday. They said they just heard from the news broadcasts that the 2,000 soldier has died.

Then they said… it is just a number, the 2,000th is just as important as 1- 1,999. Their families are important too, they lost a loved one, their future, ect. What was said was perfect, to not only honor the 2,000th loss but all of them. They didnt want it to make it seem like the rest were not important. Sorry I dont remember all of what was said but it had me in tears.

Then it was silent, and they played Taps, then they played Some Gave All.

That was the only tribute I had heard/seen yesterday that I thought was appropriate. Since they made a big deal about 1-1,999th as well as the 2,000th.

]]> By: Emily http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2871 Emily Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:53:58 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2871 Yep. Yep.

]]> By: WonderWoman http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2870 WonderWoman Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:22:05 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2870 And why not celebrate the fact that thousands of soldiers are still alive in a combat zone? That, to me, has just as much reverence to it for when a soldier dies. I thank God that they are alive. I'd like to see that in a newspaper. And why not celebrate the fact that thousands of soldiers are still alive in a combat zone? That, to me, has just as much reverence to it for when a soldier dies.
I thank God that they are alive. I’d like to see that in a newspaper.

]]> By: Media Lies http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2868 Media Lies Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:54:00 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2868 <strong>Reactions to the news....</strong> ....that 2000 American military have died in Iraq. 1) American vets - thank God so few have died. May their souls rest in peace. 2) American media - Reactions to the news….

….that 2000 American military have died in Iraq.

1) American vets – thank God so few have died. May their souls rest in peace.
2) American media –

]]> By: PeggySue66 http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2864 PeggySue66 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:35:14 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2864 Thanks CJ for the name and face to make the number real. I don't think many people in our world cares much about the person behind the number. Any number. And that in itself is a tragedy. Why can't they show a picture and give a name of everyone, each night. Is that so terrible? Why do those lost have to become just another number? Thanks CJ for the name and face to make the number real.

I don’t think many people in our world cares much about the person behind the number. Any number. And that in itself is a tragedy.

Why can’t they show a picture and give a name of everyone, each night. Is that so terrible? Why do those lost have to become just another number?

]]> By: wordsmith http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2863 wordsmith Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:12:47 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2863 CJ always has a great perspective on this. CJ always has a great perspective on this.

]]> By: Pamela http://militarygear.com/asp/2005/10/26/the-significance-of-2000/#comment-2862 Pamela Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:21:32 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=669#comment-2862 CJ, I wanted to post about this on my blog but just couldn't find the right words without sounding either cold-hearted or taken as a liberal. You, as usual, have said it eloquently and I will be hat-tipping over to you today. Among the many MSM reports and other blogs I have read on this, is the most truthful and insightful. Honor is yours! CJ, I wanted to post about this on my blog but just couldn’t find the right words without sounding either cold-hearted or taken as a liberal. You, as usual, have said it eloquently and I will be hat-tipping over to you today. Among the many MSM reports and other blogs I have read on this, is the most truthful and insightful.

Honor is yours!

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