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I would sincerely like to thank Rick Reilly for his honest piece on the Marines at Camp Lejeune [ESSAY, Feb. 17]. My best friend was stationed there less than three weeks ago, and he is just as scared as the other young men and women with him. War comes at...
Reilly's essay brought the reality of war into clear focus for me. The preparation for going off to war includes more than packing and saying goodbye to friends and loved ones; there are also such things as making out a will and making peace with God. The dangers facing...
As the world divides over war with Iraq, American troops training in Kuwait's northern desert are closing ranks. Debate over U.S. foreign policy loses its subtleties in the tents that house more than 70,000 soldiers and Marines readying for an invasion. Western peace activists who have traveled to...
Nemesio Aguilar, 19, who helps run his family's Mexican restaurant while preparing to go to art school in Seattle, has several friends in the armed forces--some already stationed near Iraq--as do most of the teenagers in town. "I hope they're going to be all right," he...
So next time you need reminding that it's people's boyfriends and soccer coaches who will be bleeding, come listen as the tattooist sends her meat-tagged Marines off with these words, always these words: "For God's sake," she says, as she sees them to the door, "keep...