National Guard mourns as a family

[RamboLiberal]

Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn calls himself a member of the "biggest family in the country," the U.S. National Guard.

Yesterday, that family collectively mourned one of its worst tragedies in a half-century. Hundreds gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the victims of an attack on a helicopter that crashed near Baghdad in January, killing 12 soldiers.

Ten soldiers were guardsmen, making it the largest single combat loss for the Guard since the Korean War.

"There's a healing process that goes with this," Lt. Gen. Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard, said after the service. "All of them are part of the family."

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Military officials decided to hold a joint ceremony yesterday to mark the scope of the loss, placing remains from all 12 soldiers in one silver casket.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07286/825168-84.stm

[monktonman]

1. Saw this on the news today.

How sad.
Had a clip of a soldier who stopped traffic to get out of his car to salute the caskets
as they passed by.
Havent cried like that in a long time.
GEORGE BUSH, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING TO US.
STOP IT NOW!