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.
image and poem below the fold
The younger brother of a victim killed in one of two bomb attacks grieves below the family cart at the scene of the attack, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. A suicide attacker detonated an explosive vest inside a crowded downtown coffee shop Thursday and seconds later another bomb exploded under a nearby car, killing at least 23 people and wounding 26, police and hospital officials said.
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
from Psalm
by Joshua Weiner
When I sing to you I am alone these days
and can’t believe it, as if the stars
–while gazing up at them–just shut off.
Astonished:
I search out the one light, brightest light
in the night sky, but find
I cannot find it without weaker lights to guide me
like red tail-lights on a car up ahead
after midnight when I’m sleepy, that illustrate
how the highway curves,
curving to a hook, and maybe save my life
and it means nothing to me
because nothing has happened, not the faintest
glint of drama.
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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
witness every day
