this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters
we honor courage in all its forms
cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.
two images and poem below the fold
An Iraqi man grieves over the coffin of his brother, who was among the five people killed from a roadside bomb outside the Iraqi Islamic Party headquarters, in Khalis, 60 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, December 31, 2005. The five people were killed when their car was hit by a roadside bomb outside the local offices of one of Iraq’s main Sunni Arab political parties on Saturday, police said.
REUTERS/Helmiy al-Azawi
Grayce Morberg, right, is consoled by friend Erik Rountree, left, during a news conference at Morberg’s home in Sparks, Nev., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. Morberg’s brother Army Pvt. Joshua Morberg was killed Tuesday by an explosive device while on duty in Baghdad.
(AP Photo/Debra Reid)
A World I Never Made
by B.B. King
as performed by Dr. John
on Our New Orleans – A Benefit Album
The late show is over
And the city is fast asleep
And I`m lost in a world
That`s just too cold and deep
I`ve turned so many ways
I`m spinning like a top
I wish that I could get off
Or get this world to stop
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made
I`m always chasing dragons
With a sword that`s made of tin
So I know in my soul
There`s no way I can win
I tried, oh I tried
But there`s no place, no place to go
There`s no one here who knows me
And no one here I know
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made
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put a meaningful magnet on your car or metal filing cabinet
read Ilona’s important diary at MLW – Returning Vet PTSD – One Soldier’s Story as well her comprehensive series on PTSD and Iraq War vets.
view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)
take a private moment to light one candle among many (with thanks to TXSharon)
support Veterans for Peace
support the Iraqi people
support the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
support CARE
support the victims of torture
remember the fallen
support Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors – TAPS
support Gold Star Families for Peace
support the fallen
support the troops
support Iraq Veterans Against the War
support Military families Speak Out
support the troops and the Iraqi people
read This is what John Kerry did today, the diary by lawnorder that prompted this series
read Riverbend’s Bagdhad Burning
read Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches
read Today in Iraq
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