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Macky
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Location: USA
Registered: November 2008
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Yeah, there's the story but I'm not thinking about that really. I look at the picture and I just wanna cry.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_youngest_casualty
Max
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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I know what you mean. I am similarly affected by any boy who dies young.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Macky
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Really getting into it |
Location: USA
Registered: November 2008
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Well here's a fishslap in the face irony. If it kills us to see a boy die young. Why ain't we all overjoyed at being old boys?
Max
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB
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ray2x
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Location: USA
Registered: April 2009
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I read the story, Max. I wonder just how many youths lied about their ages in order to fight in the war. Maybe back then, the romantic idea of fighting in a war against tyranny was too great a tempt for underaged boys.
Raymundo
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My uncle, Reginald Showan, for one, Raymundo. I believe he lied about his age to go too.
In those days patriotism was unquestioned and bopys' story books were full of heroism and nothing was ever said about death. And the failure of that attitude was the way the generals in the first world war just didn't try to minimise casualties.
Love,
Anthony
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