The Washington Post has a heartbreaking story of LCPL Colin Wolfe, a young Marine that gave his life in Iraq, and his devoted 19 year-old girlfriend, Kira. Sometimes I think it’s good to put a face to the hurt that war causes, because it makes you think about the man or woman that gave their life, and not just their number.
The fall semester began, but Kira’s mind lingered on what it would be like when Colin returned. “Will it be cold? Can I wear heels? I want to look as good as possible,” she told herself. “Would I throw my arms around him? Or would I be stuck in place with happiness?”
On Aug. 30, as she sat restlessly in class at Radford University, she wrote a poem about the month Colin was to return to her.
“To miss rough hands, stern eyes so much, They knife the heart with thoughts . . . of sweet February.”
On the other side of the world, Colin had volunteered for a midday mission in the town of Habbaniya. His Humvee hit a roadside bomb. The blast ignited the gas tank, then the ammunition. He died instantly.
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It makes you appreciate life, and this country a bit more to actually read who John Doe was, what he did, how he died, and the family he left behind - it’s sad, but it is reality and the truth hurts.
Posted 01 Jan 2007 at 4:02 pm ¶Post a Comment
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