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1. Thank you for sharing your story, oldguy.

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:51 PM

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We are in a place of collective grief and visceral pain. We didn't all serve, but we can still feel a shared grief and pain...if we have empathy.

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Thank you for sharing your story, oldguy. yellow dahlia Wednesday #1

Peace to you, AverageOldGuy.. Permanut Wednesday #2

My dad served when you did - he just turned 80 in October. TBF Yesterday #8

... SheltieLover Wednesday #3

What a heart felt story RainCaster Wednesday #4

Thank you for such a personal example of yet another JMCKUSICK Wednesday #5

Much BigMin28 Yesterday #6

I woke up Saturday morning believing my brother was in Kuwait already Unwind Your Mind Yesterday #7

That Sherman quote may be the new Quote of the Week. calimary Yesterday #9

One of the greatest lessons my late father, blue-wave Yesterday #10

As an Army Nurse during the VN war... oldsoldierfadingfast Yesterday #12

Thank you for this sobering story. erronis 13 hrs ago #13