"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Say, did you ever have one of those talks with your nephew?

I think the kid had a mind of his own.

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/1880663.html

Look, the boy was doing what he thought was the right thing to do, whether
you agree or not. He followed his orders and for doing so he is not coming
back and a family grieves. They aren't the only family grieving nor are we
the only country loosing some of it's best and brightest. He is not to be
held accountable that he was even over there in the first place nor should
he be accountable that thousnads of Iraqi citizens of all ages and sex have
been killed. While he should not be held accountable, by putting on that
uniform and making that trip, he made himself responsible for what happened
in his sphere of influence.

That does not make all the bloodshed OK, you're right. Nor does that make
Mr. LaCourse responsible for his nephews death.

I know what your message is in general terms and agree with some of it, but
please. Insulting Mr. Lacourse at this time over this issue will not solve
anything except to made a bad situation worse.

I'm asking you to give it a rest for this thread. There will be plenty of
other chances for you and Mr. Lacourse to tango so to speake. Please?

And as to your other comment about knowing for sure the ashes were the boy,
the body was returned and it is noted. From there, the family is dependent
upon the undertaker and we would like to assume the director's morals and
ethics were sufficent to ensure they belonged only to Dave's nephew.