Daily Kos: They Become Soldiers Because They Can't Afford to Become Students, Homeowners and Parents

Allyson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:40:12 +0000

Those of us in the reality-based community know that it’s a myth created by the rightwing that liberals and anti-war protesters ran around attacking soldiers returning from Vietnam. Nonetheless, liberals and progressives have learned that many soldiers returned from Vietnam confused and alienated, and didn’t feel that people back home appreciated their sacrifices or sufficiently distinguished the warriors from the unjust war.

Stingray kills woman on boat

Allyson — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:25:03 +0000

A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her face as she rode a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said.

Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., was sitting in the front seat of a boat going 25 mph when the spotted eagle ray, with a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet, leaped out of the water, said Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation.

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Daily Kos: They Become Soldiers Because They Can't Afford to Become Students, Homeowners and Parents

Stingray kills woman on boat