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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:47 am
angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka I've been rewatching my Anne movies before I go to sleep. I'm on the second movie of Anne of Avonlea, and have gotten to the part where the school is having a picnic with Mrs. Harris at Maplehurst. I have the Continuing Story, but I won't watch it because of the war scenes. Hopefully this summer I can bring myself to watch it again without too much trouble. (My soldier was killed in Afghanistan August 26, 2007, and I haven't been able to watch the third Anne since) It is so nice to be able to watch/listen to Anne again. =] i know how you feel about the war scenes i had a dear friend killed in the war in july 2006. it made me very bitter and i just can't stand watching movies anymore with war in them. I'm sorry about your friend. =[ Nick was so special to me, and just thinking about it make it difficult. I'm able to watch some war movies, but it just makes it difficult because I wonder if his last moments were calm or stresssful or if he was scared. It's just a terrible thought. =[ I'm sorry to hear about Nick and i totally know what you mean. Tony was only ten days away from ending his tour and we had gotten e-mail from him about how much he hated it there. we knew that things were not good for him and he was killed in a firefight. i still cry about it all the time and the really sad thing is i am so angry about it. i get mad at my friends if they even say they are thinking of joining any branch of the military and i get really bitter if people want to talk about war or go and see movies about war. but i try to remind myself that the people that are there need our support and even if i don't support the war i support the troops. i have yellow ribbons in my car and they go every where with me so that i am always reminded. My Nick was killed on Aug. 26th, but he was supposed to be home for the anniversary September 16th, all he had was two weeks to go until he was hone for a two week R&R. It was a lucky shot, he was hit in the upper thigh/groin area, right between where his beg bullet proof vests started, and where his chest and torso BPV ended. He kept fighting until he collapsed from blood loss. Nick never said he hated it there, he had been in the Guard for so long, he felt it was his duty, and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps. I don't get angry at my friends for thinking about/joining the military, because they know the risk, and if they are brave enough to risk their lives, then they're an amazing person and someone I would want fighting for me. I'm honored that they're willing to fight for freedom. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother me, because it does, but I let them do what they feel is right. i have noticed, mainly through media, that there is such a much greater sense of patriotism in US as opposed to canada. i think thatt is why i am so bitter. Canada is so much more pacifist and its just been so long since we really had any part in a major war. canada wasn't involved in vietnam or the korean wars at the same capacity as the states and so i think that is why it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around it being duty. but then again i have always had a very negative and pacifist view of war. i don't think it was ever nessisary in any sense and i don't agree with it at all. then when tony died it was like being hit in the face with this concept and it made me even more angry and bitter about the violence. but i guess its different in the states. Ah yes, that's basically it. I can't speak for every American, but I can speak for friends and family when I say that we are VERY patriotic. I love my country and though America has it's faults, I am so proud to be an American. While Nick's death kind of turned me off for a while and although here in the last couple of years I've been turned off of our president, I am still proud of my men, and proud of where we've gone. I think the war needed to happen, although I think it's well time for it to end and the rest of my boys to come home. I have many friends and have had many friends and family members over there, I just want them back.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:34 pm
Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka I'm sorry about your friend. =[ Nick was so special to me, and just thinking about it make it difficult. I'm able to watch some war movies, but it just makes it difficult because I wonder if his last moments were calm or stresssful or if he was scared. It's just a terrible thought. =[ I'm sorry to hear about Nick and i totally know what you mean. Tony was only ten days away from ending his tour and we had gotten e-mail from him about how much he hated it there. we knew that things were not good for him and he was killed in a firefight. i still cry about it all the time and the really sad thing is i am so angry about it. i get mad at my friends if they even say they are thinking of joining any branch of the military and i get really bitter if people want to talk about war or go and see movies about war. but i try to remind myself that the people that are there need our support and even if i don't support the war i support the troops. i have yellow ribbons in my car and they go every where with me so that i am always reminded. My Nick was killed on Aug. 26th, but he was supposed to be home for the anniversary September 16th, all he had was two weeks to go until he was hone for a two week R&R. It was a lucky shot, he was hit in the upper thigh/groin area, right between where his beg bullet proof vests started, and where his chest and torso BPV ended. He kept fighting until he collapsed from blood loss. Nick never said he hated it there, he had been in the Guard for so long, he felt it was his duty, and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps. I don't get angry at my friends for thinking about/joining the military, because they know the risk, and if they are brave enough to risk their lives, then they're an amazing person and someone I would want fighting for me. I'm honored that they're willing to fight for freedom. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother me, because it does, but I let them do what they feel is right. i have noticed, mainly through media, that there is such a much greater sense of patriotism in US as opposed to canada. i think thatt is why i am so bitter. Canada is so much more pacifist and its just been so long since we really had any part in a major war. canada wasn't involved in vietnam or the korean wars at the same capacity as the states and so i think that is why it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around it being duty. but then again i have always had a very negative and pacifist view of war. i don't think it was ever nessisary in any sense and i don't agree with it at all. then when tony died it was like being hit in the face with this concept and it made me even more angry and bitter about the violence. but i guess its different in the states. Ah yes, that's basically it. I can't speak for every American, but I can speak for friends and family when I say that we are VERY patriotic. I love my country and though America has it's faults, I am so proud to be an American. While Nick's death kind of turned me off for a while and although here in the last couple of years I've been turned off of our president, I am still proud of my men, and proud of where we've gone. I think the war needed to happen, although I think it's well time for it to end and the rest of my boys to come home. I have many friends and have had many friends and family members over there, I just want them back. i don't blame you for wanting them home. i don't have anymore friends that are over there now but one of my coworkers cousins is over there and we see his mother all the time. she hasn't heard from him in about a week and you can tell it is really taking a tole on her. it really feel bad for her. its weird how canadians are not really patriotic but we are proud to be canadian heehee, its for different reasons i think though. we are proud of our acomplishments and our territory and our resourses. things that the rest of the world don't have. but we don't have the same patriotism for our military.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:18 pm
angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka I'm sorry about your friend. =[ Nick was so special to me, and just thinking about it make it difficult. I'm able to watch some war movies, but it just makes it difficult because I wonder if his last moments were calm or stresssful or if he was scared. It's just a terrible thought. =[ I'm sorry to hear about Nick and i totally know what you mean. Tony was only ten days away from ending his tour and we had gotten e-mail from him about how much he hated it there. we knew that things were not good for him and he was killed in a firefight. i still cry about it all the time and the really sad thing is i am so angry about it. i get mad at my friends if they even say they are thinking of joining any branch of the military and i get really bitter if people want to talk about war or go and see movies about war. but i try to remind myself that the people that are there need our support and even if i don't support the war i support the troops. i have yellow ribbons in my car and they go every where with me so that i am always reminded. My Nick was killed on Aug. 26th, but he was supposed to be home for the anniversary September 16th, all he had was two weeks to go until he was hone for a two week R&R. It was a lucky shot, he was hit in the upper thigh/groin area, right between where his beg bullet proof vests started, and where his chest and torso BPV ended. He kept fighting until he collapsed from blood loss. Nick never said he hated it there, he had been in the Guard for so long, he felt it was his duty, and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps. I don't get angry at my friends for thinking about/joining the military, because they know the risk, and if they are brave enough to risk their lives, then they're an amazing person and someone I would want fighting for me. I'm honored that they're willing to fight for freedom. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother me, because it does, but I let them do what they feel is right. i have noticed, mainly through media, that there is such a much greater sense of patriotism in US as opposed to canada. i think thatt is why i am so bitter. Canada is so much more pacifist and its just been so long since we really had any part in a major war. canada wasn't involved in vietnam or the korean wars at the same capacity as the states and so i think that is why it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around it being duty. but then again i have always had a very negative and pacifist view of war. i don't think it was ever nessisary in any sense and i don't agree with it at all. then when tony died it was like being hit in the face with this concept and it made me even more angry and bitter about the violence. but i guess its different in the states. Ah yes, that's basically it. I can't speak for every American, but I can speak for friends and family when I say that we are VERY patriotic. I love my country and though America has it's faults, I am so proud to be an American. While Nick's death kind of turned me off for a while and although here in the last couple of years I've been turned off of our president, I am still proud of my men, and proud of where we've gone. I think the war needed to happen, although I think it's well time for it to end and the rest of my boys to come home. I have many friends and have had many friends and family members over there, I just want them back. i don't blame you for wanting them home. i don't have anymore friends that are over there now but one of my coworkers cousins is over there and we see his mother all the time. she hasn't heard from him in about a week and you can tell it is really taking a tole on her. it really feel bad for her. its weird how canadians are not really patriotic but we are proud to be canadian heehee, its for different reasons i think though. we are proud of our acomplishments and our territory and our resourses. things that the rest of the world don't have. but we don't have the same patriotism for our military. It used to bother me so much when I didn't hear from Nick every so often. Or when we didn't hear from Trevor, and Jill, David Allen, Charlie, Jake, Justin, so many people in my family are in the military, I come from such a military family. When we didn't hear from them, we would worry our heads. I guess I'm lucky, I've known so many to go overseas who are close to me, and they have all come back, except for my Nick. =[. I couldn't imagine not going all our for my fighters overseas, they deserve it in the least. Matt Maupin is from my home town, he was the only soldier that was unaccounted for in the War in Iraq, after four years of being MIA POW, his remains were finally found and Matt came home. We had a "celebration" funeral for him last week.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:27 pm
Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka My Nick was killed on Aug. 26th, but he was supposed to be home for the anniversary September 16th, all he had was two weeks to go until he was hone for a two week R&R. It was a lucky shot, he was hit in the upper thigh/groin area, right between where his beg bullet proof vests started, and where his chest and torso BPV ended. He kept fighting until he collapsed from blood loss. Nick never said he hated it there, he had been in the Guard for so long, he felt it was his duty, and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps. I don't get angry at my friends for thinking about/joining the military, because they know the risk, and if they are brave enough to risk their lives, then they're an amazing person and someone I would want fighting for me. I'm honored that they're willing to fight for freedom. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother me, because it does, but I let them do what they feel is right. i have noticed, mainly through media, that there is such a much greater sense of patriotism in US as opposed to canada. i think thatt is why i am so bitter. Canada is so much more pacifist and its just been so long since we really had any part in a major war. canada wasn't involved in vietnam or the korean wars at the same capacity as the states and so i think that is why it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around it being duty. but then again i have always had a very negative and pacifist view of war. i don't think it was ever nessisary in any sense and i don't agree with it at all. then when tony died it was like being hit in the face with this concept and it made me even more angry and bitter about the violence. but i guess its different in the states. Ah yes, that's basically it. I can't speak for every American, but I can speak for friends and family when I say that we are VERY patriotic. I love my country and though America has it's faults, I am so proud to be an American. While Nick's death kind of turned me off for a while and although here in the last couple of years I've been turned off of our president, I am still proud of my men, and proud of where we've gone. I think the war needed to happen, although I think it's well time for it to end and the rest of my boys to come home. I have many friends and have had many friends and family members over there, I just want them back. i don't blame you for wanting them home. i don't have anymore friends that are over there now but one of my coworkers cousins is over there and we see his mother all the time. she hasn't heard from him in about a week and you can tell it is really taking a tole on her. it really feel bad for her. its weird how canadians are not really patriotic but we are proud to be canadian heehee, its for different reasons i think though. we are proud of our acomplishments and our territory and our resourses. things that the rest of the world don't have. but we don't have the same patriotism for our military. It used to bother me so much when I didn't hear from Nick every so often. Or when we didn't hear from Trevor, and Jill, David Allen, Charlie, Jake, Justin, so many people in my family are in the military, I come from such a military family. When we didn't hear from them, we would worry our heads. I guess I'm lucky, I've known so many to go overseas who are close to me, and they have all come back, except for my Nick. =[. I couldn't imagine not going all our for my fighters overseas, they deserve it in the least. Matt Maupin is from my home town, he was the only soldier that was unaccounted for in the War in Iraq, after four years of being MIA POW, his remains were finally found and Matt came home. We had a "celebration" funeral for him last week. i guess it is because we are from two very different backgrounds. military service runs in my family but only my grandfathers (WWII). after that its hockey players. so i guess i just don't get it. there is almost an unwritten rule in the family that we stay away from the military all together. but that doesn't mean that we aren't patriotic i guess. send our boys to play in the world junior championships and bring home gold for canada and we are a little crazy. i think you are a very brave and noble person for being so patriotic. i would never be able to cope with it the same you seem too. it would just be to hard for me to even fathom that because it hasn't been a part of my life.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:47 pm
angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka angel_of_joy Biyanka My Nick was killed on Aug. 26th, but he was supposed to be home for the anniversary September 16th, all he had was two weeks to go until he was hone for a two week R&R. It was a lucky shot, he was hit in the upper thigh/groin area, right between where his beg bullet proof vests started, and where his chest and torso BPV ended. He kept fighting until he collapsed from blood loss. Nick never said he hated it there, he had been in the Guard for so long, he felt it was his duty, and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps. I don't get angry at my friends for thinking about/joining the military, because they know the risk, and if they are brave enough to risk their lives, then they're an amazing person and someone I would want fighting for me. I'm honored that they're willing to fight for freedom. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother me, because it does, but I let them do what they feel is right. i have noticed, mainly through media, that there is such a much greater sense of patriotism in US as opposed to canada. i think thatt is why i am so bitter. Canada is so much more pacifist and its just been so long since we really had any part in a major war. canada wasn't involved in vietnam or the korean wars at the same capacity as the states and so i think that is why it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around it being duty. but then again i have always had a very negative and pacifist view of war. i don't think it was ever nessisary in any sense and i don't agree with it at all. then when tony died it was like being hit in the face with this concept and it made me even more angry and bitter about the violence. but i guess its different in the states. Ah yes, that's basically it. I can't speak for every American, but I can speak for friends and family when I say that we are VERY patriotic. I love my country and though America has it's faults, I am so proud to be an American. While Nick's death kind of turned me off for a while and although here in the last couple of years I've been turned off of our president, I am still proud of my men, and proud of where we've gone. I think the war needed to happen, although I think it's well time for it to end and the rest of my boys to come home. I have many friends and have had many friends and family members over there, I just want them back. i don't blame you for wanting them home. i don't have anymore friends that are over there now but one of my coworkers cousins is over there and we see his mother all the time. she hasn't heard from him in about a week and you can tell it is really taking a tole on her. it really feel bad for her. its weird how canadians are not really patriotic but we are proud to be canadian heehee, its for different reasons i think though. we are proud of our acomplishments and our territory and our resourses. things that the rest of the world don't have. but we don't have the same patriotism for our military. It used to bother me so much when I didn't hear from Nick every so often. Or when we didn't hear from Trevor, and Jill, David Allen, Charlie, Jake, Justin, so many people in my family are in the military, I come from such a military family. When we didn't hear from them, we would worry our heads. I guess I'm lucky, I've known so many to go overseas who are close to me, and they have all come back, except for my Nick. =[. I couldn't imagine not going all our for my fighters overseas, they deserve it in the least. Matt Maupin is from my home town, he was the only soldier that was unaccounted for in the War in Iraq, after four years of being MIA POW, his remains were finally found and Matt came home. We had a "celebration" funeral for him last week. i guess it is because we are from two very different backgrounds. military service runs in my family but only my grandfathers (WWII). after that its hockey players. so i guess i just don't get it. there is almost an unwritten rule in the family that we stay away from the military all together. but that doesn't mean that we aren't patriotic i guess. send our boys to play in the world junior championships and bring home gold for canada and we are a little crazy. i think you are a very brave and noble person for being so patriotic. i would never be able to cope with it the same you seem too. it would just be to hard for me to even fathom that because it hasn't been a part of my life. I'm military through and through. To be honest, the only reason I'm not in the military is because I have children and don't want to leave them. And then there is my flat foot issue. Plus, I don't think I am cut out for the military myself physically and emotionally. I'm better at being a die hard supporter of my men (and women). It's like an unwritten rule in my family that if you don't go to college after high school, and don't get a good job right away, then you enlist, and that's what most men do in my family. Or a lot of the boys in my family feels it's their duty. My great grandfather served in WWII I think, my grandfather in Korea, uncles in Vietnam, cousins, brothers, and friends in The Gulf, and Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (where Nick fell). It's just the way it is in our family, we're proud and most feel it's their duty. Thank you for calling me brave and noble, you sound very strong to through. I know what it's like to lose someone, and I know what it's like to want to totally place the x over the War and forget it. <333 Hockey, haha.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:26 pm
yupp yupp, the a sterotypical canadian trait Hockey is life and that is your goal in life. be a hockey player or be a hockey supporter. i have been to the hockey hall of fame for a family vacation and my favorite part was going through the trophy room to see the names of the people from home and that i knew. the man who owns the cottage next to us won the lady bing trophy in the 70's for most sportsmanlike player. my family is very close with the Latowski family and so we are very heavy supporters of Trevor who is in the NHL and All of the Stall brothers are from my home town. We spent many a night last year in the bars together cheering on the play off when Erik Stall was in the stanley cup play offs.
my father, his brother and their best friend all played semi pro. the best friend played in the NHL for detroit before he hurt his back. my father ending up breaking a growth plate playing in New Mexico and had to stop his competative playing. he still plays twice a week in the summer and four times a week in the winter and he makes a mid spring trip to Florida every year for the florida palms old timers tournament.
we are a hardcore hockey family. i am always at the tournaments they play in here in town.
so even though its not military i guess we have a lot in common. although its on two different levels. my fathers tells me he will die with his skates on and i believe it. there is a passion to the game and the team and i guess there isn't much difference between that and being part of the team that protects the country.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:52 am
It sounds like we do have a lot in common. My family is patriotic about the military and your family is "patriotic" about hockey! So we do have something in common.
My city is some what of a hockey town, we have the Cyclones who did fairly well back in the 90s, and when the Airborne movie was made, it portrayed Cincinnati as a pretty big hockey town. We're not as big as they made it seem in the movie (more traditional football and baseball here) but we're still decent. I like field hockey biggrin
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:44 pm
i remember that movie!!! heehee! our local hockey teams are basically the Thunder Bay North Stars wish is our jounior team and then we have the LU Thunder Wolves which is the university team. the closes NHL teams are Toronto, and then the Minesota team and whatever else falls close in the states.
we have never been big on baseball or football. but hockey of any kind and curling. Ice sports and Northwestern Ontario just kinda go hand in hand heehee. we aren't called the great white north for nothing. even in the summer and we have all our hot weather of hockey areans are full! its actually really nice to be at the rink when it is crazy hot outside. good fun and cheep air conditioning what more could you ask for?
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