Back from Iraq

Terri Gurrola comes back from Iraq and meets her daughter. She served in Iraq for 7 months. The photo is really moving.

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amelie

Sep 13 2007 06:50 am

a happy mother and her child, truly touching photo

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L.F.	Sep 17 2007 04:29 am She's home for a mid deployment R&R and will be going back to Iraq for at least another 7 months. She's a medic near Ramadi, one of the most dangerous areas in Iraq.

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stella

Sep 17 2007 04:32 am

+1 crazy, but she chose to leave her doughter. i wonder if her doughter will forgive her:(

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Anonymous

Sep 20 2007 02:14 pm

Your comment is cruel and disrespectful. This American Hero may very well want to feed and provide her family and the Army was a way to accomplish what should be a human right. Your more than likely a Republican.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 02:23 am

Shut up you liberal Dem!

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 08:46 am

Damn Republican traitor! You jackasses are the ones that got us in this mess. Stupid, ignorant jerkoff. Do the world a favor and get your nazi ass hit by a bus.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 09:56 pm

I guess you don't understand the fact that they have already issued another threat to kill kids in schools. ya we got ourselves into this shit. If you are an american, you are in this shit as well.

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scubasteve

Sep 21 2007 10:03 pm

Shut your man pleaser

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Anonymous

Sep 26 2007 04:41 am

Sad Americans. Don't blame your own. Think about who you elect.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 02:51 am

Yes your comment is just as cruel and disrespectful.

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stella

Sep 21 2007 03:56 am

it's not cruel! I'm a mom of two and I know what I'm talking about. Children they don't care if their mom is hero or not, at least not at this age, they just need her. It's a stupid and bad politics if parents must leave their children to protect their country.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 06:46 am

Children also dont care if mom works or not, theyd much rather have their mom home with them, and yet millions of women with children that age work anyway.

perhaps Terri Gurrola wanted to serve her country. I for one am very grateful to her.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 07:35 am

working for a part of the day and then coming home is different than not being there for your child at all.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 10:15 am

"serve her country", huh? How does killing civilians halfway around the world "serve her country"? Fucking ignorant bible-thumpin redneck.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 03:40 pm

This of course said by a person who has no idea who they are replying to. They could be atheist, they could be hindu, muslim, agnostic. They could be a well educated person living in New York or Florida, or Washington State. To you however, they are a "bible-thumpin redneck". Well aren't you insightful? You are content to take a person with whom you know nothing about and then try and damn them with stupid ignorant comments, while at the same time demeaning an entire group of the American population that lives in certain geographic areas by calling them rednecks, and by going after people who have a strong belief in god by calling them bible thumpers.

Congratulations, you've taken all the worst qualities of being an American and rolled them up into yourself. Thank you for holding yourself up as an example of what we strive not to be.

Feel free to come back with some poorly thought out slam using profanity or generalizations. I would expect no less because you aren't demonstrating the intellect to have an intelligent conversation.

Fortunately this is a free country and as such people like you are allowed to post their stupidity. I would suggest to everyone else, rather than telling people like you that they can't post or aren't entitled to their opinions, that we instead look at them and use them as a tool for learning.

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Jeff

Sep 21 2007 06:22 pm

Actually, I think he has a point... the majority of the people that support(ed) the war in Iraq were from the 'deep south', which in today's internet slang would be considered an area full of 'rednecks'. Also, these so-called rednecks are more likely to believe the bible word for word as it was written, for example that Noah actually built an ark and took two of each species of animal on it, thus proving uneducated, ignorant and 'bible-thumping'. He is also correct on the civilian killing. According to current figures, over one million civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan have been killed by US soldiers.

P.S. You lose. Bible-thumper.

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Mat

Sep 21 2007 09:10 pm

That is a very good response Jeff. I applaud you for pointing out the facts and burning him to a point that he cannot return.

I think that she may have made a sad mistake to leave her child at such a young age, especially to leave to a place where she will probably die.

So: "serve her country", huh? How does killing civilians halfway around the world "serve her country"? Fucking ignorant bible-thumpin redneck.

This has some relevance and instead of serving her country she should take care of her family.

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David

Sep 22 2007 12:38 pm

Indubitably, my dear sentient [far be it from I to assign you a gender with sir or ma'am]! The attention given to deconstructing this sophomoric jab is alarming. Perhaps if we allocated our genius to finding a solution to Iraq's problems we could have accomplished America's mission. *guffaw*.

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stop war

Sep 21 2007 10:15 pm

"He is also correct on the civilian killing"

Actually given her role as a medic, he's about as far from correct as is humanly possible.

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podunk

Sep 23 2007 04:49 am

Yes, the "Deep South" is the Bible Thumping land known as Dumfuckistan!

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Anonymous

Oct 7 2007 07:19 pm

African Americans have the highest high school dropout rate. So does that make it OK for me to assume you have black skin because you made a stupid comment. Of course not, thats called stereotyping. You just gave some prime examples of stereotyping. Congrats! You must play for the Raiders because you're a real loser.

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mominfla

Sep 22 2007 09:05 pm

I could'nt agree more thanks for the intelligent esponse

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pondhopper

Sep 23 2007 08:28 pm

Absolutely well said"Congratulations, you've taken all the worst qualities of being an American and rolled them up into yourself. Thank you for holding yourself up as an example of what we strive not to be.

Feel free to come back with some poorly thought out slam using profanity or generalizations. I would expect no less because you aren't demonstrating the intellect to have an intelligent conversation.

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scubasteve

Sep 21 2007 10:05 pm

So you mean Bill Clintons war where he bombed women and children from 15k.
You are fucking hillbilly. Shut your man pleaser.

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Steve

Sep 21 2007 03:36 pm

She VOLUNTEERED! Why is it a tragedy when people are required to serve and fulfill their duties that they have been paid to do. This is my problem with the Reserve friends of mine who laughed about cake money from the government to run around a play army two weeks per year and one weekend per month. The government kept up its part of the deal, now it's their turn.

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I agree

Sep 21 2007 04:35 pm

I'm a family counselor and I agree 100% with stella.

Kids at this age internalize the damage, regardless of how altruistic the cause.

Cute picture... I'd love to show you the one of her sitting in a therapist's office in a few years trying to figure out why she can't hold a solid relationship with any of the women in her life...

What an eff'd up country and war...

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G8r

Sep 25 2007 11:26 pm

Counselor's are a big reason why this country is getting more screwed up everyday. Mommy and daddy whipped their children for doing wrong but yet it scar's them for life and makes them socially unacceptable and They end up pleading "not guilty by reason of insanity". The counselor's need to be canceled for all the b/s they put in children's and adult's mind.

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anonymous

Sep 26 2007 01:20 am

It's a f'n job, come on! Who the hell else would fight? It's these men and women who keep us (free) FUCK politics, we're all in this together, like it or not! No one listens to the common citizen anymore!

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Joneboy

Sep 21 2007 10:12 pm

If you know what you're talking about, why did you spell "daughter" incorrectly?

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Anonymous

Sep 23 2007 08:58 pm

You are as ignorant as the rest. My husband is military and he signed up long before this and he had to leave us. He did not choose to go to war. My kids know what he is doing and love their daddy very much. My kids are proud of their dad. He is a Hero to them. Ignorant is all I can say to you

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Anonymous

Mar 12 12:50 pm

your husband signed up and didn't choose to leave you?

are you sure you said that?

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Anonymous

Sep 24 2007 12:03 am

The woman in the photo deserves respect as do all soldiers mover seas. Think about the crap that you are saying before you say it.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 04:26 am

Working for an organization that delivers death and destruction to its enemies as its soul purpose, is *not* an honorable way to feed ones daughter.

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stella

Sep 21 2007 04:48 am

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 03:10 pm

How about working to save the lives of the children that we are sending overseas? I think that is honorable (she is a medic)

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Anonymous

Sep 22 2007 04:47 pm

Ok, obviously you don't know anybody in the military (who by the way serves the commander and chief, regardless of politics). I have been in for over 10 years now (that includes the Clinton administration). I have worked beside, with and for thousands of veterans who would unanimously agree that we can’t wait for the day where a free nation such as America does not need a military. But, there are plenty of shitheads out there who would love to see America and many of it’s western partners (and eastern too) fall on their own swords and decapitate them selves. There is a 90% chance that somebody in your family, be it a father, grandfather or uncle etc… served in World War 2. Their sole purpose was to kill and stop their enemies. By your ignorant comment above, I am guessing that you are saying that they had no honor in what they did in the 1940s.

-Sad

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Anonymous

Sep 28 2007 11:23 am

You are a moron, /self. Honorable? Soldiers died for you to have the right to type your drivel.

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Derringer

Sep 21 2007 08:19 am

The American Hero is one who goes to a foreign country in an unnecessary war? If they were fighting on American soil then yes, they are most definitely heroes. Not in a war that is not needed.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 10:37 am

Soldiers are heros. They were instructed to go to war, they did not choose it, it was chosen for them. If they don't go, they go to prison. If it weren't for soldiers who volunteer to join, your sorry ass would probably be drafted. So be grateful, you ingrate! She probably had her child AFTER she already signed up for 8 years minimum! Dems are a bunch of effing assholes!

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Anonymous

Sep 23 2007 01:14 am

If they were fightin' on American soil, you would be impacted directly. So before you go on with such comments about bringin' that war over here, think about it for a second - because such cowards could not handle a war right in front of their eyes. Choose your words, and your battles a lil' more wisely nex time.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 06:10 pm

actually shit head, that's more like a liveral comment..repubs support and respect our troops and their choice to fight for YOUR freedom. that's right, the mother did make a choice, and it was so YOUR ass can enjoy your freedoms.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 08:16 pm

What freedoms of mine, or any American, have the Iraqi people, or even Saddam himself, ever threatened?
This war has nothing to do with our freedoms, other than the fact that the current administration is using the war as an excuse to take away our freedoms and rights.

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mominfla

Sep 22 2007 09:09 pm

let me refresh your memory the wrld trade center among "many" others

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Yep..

Sep 23 2007 11:22 am

If there is any country that had anything to do with 9/11 it was SA not Iraq. (but nobody it touching them. To much money involvement) Saddam and Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Get you facts.

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siamak

Dec 17 2007 10:51 am

Grate comment

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anonymous

Sep 26 2007 01:32 am

"liveral" from the liver.....musta been drinkin' too much owlkahol!

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 06:20 pm

"Your" more than likely someone who didn't pass third grade grammar class.

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Anonymous

Sep 21 2007 06:44 pm

actually, if YOU'RE replying to the post directly above YOURS,
("their choice to fight for YOUR freedom. that's right, the mother did make a choice, and it was so YOUR ass...")
YOU'RE the one that's incorrect :-)

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Anonymous

Sep 22 2007 09:33 pm

A republican would never say something so cruel and disrespectful about one of the many service men & women. They are the ones making the sacrifice so that you retain the freedom to speak your mind.

She has sacrificed more then we will know. We should honor that and support her and her family.

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Anonymous

Sep 23 2007 05:07 am

Geez, it's funny how everyone bandy's around the word "hero" so readily. These American hero's with 21 century technology are getting their Heroic asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of amateur ill equipped sheep shaggers still living in the 12th century hiding in holes in the ground, so I guess in order to feel better about the ass whoppin it's necessary to call em all hero's. Just pull all the troops out & nuke the place. The Pilot will be a hero too!

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Anonymous

Sep 23 2007 05:27 am

If everyone is called a "Hero" for merely showing up for work, then what distinction of Honor do you use to describe someone who distinguishes themselves by exceptional courage, nobility and strength. If everyone including the soldier whose job it is to inflate tires on the Jeeps is a Hero, then how do you celebrate others for their extraordinarily bold exploits? Do you call them superheroes!

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Anonymous

Sep 24 2007 08:59 am

hero? my ass