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
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gary waits for his girlfriend, Staff Sgt. Katana Georgre, during a welcome home ceremony Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006, in Fort Stewart, Ga. Georgre, along with other soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division returned home tonight from a deployment in Iraq. Gary returned from his deployment to Iraq a week ago.
(AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
The Water Is Wide
(traditional)
as performed on Bob Dylan Live 1975 (The Bootleg Series Volume 5)
The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And two shall row, my love and I
There is a ship that sails the sea
It’s laden deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I’m in
I know not if I sink or swim
And when we’ve come to life’s sweet end
Two hearts which naught but death could part
Will we be wed in a life to come
Or must we lie, the water wide
Or must we lie fore’er apart?
The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row
Two hearts shall flow
My love and I
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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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