hey everyone I have come here to express my views and tell you my story. I was a soldier fighting in iraq, i served for 2 years in downtown ramadi. I saw my fair share of combat and did alot of things i was not proud of, but did them for me and my country. Now i was not over there for oil. or money. or anything like that. I was there for myself. to feel what my grandparents did and went through. One day i was shot by a 7.63 round from a AK47. It did nerve damage one day as i was walking around the city i ran into a group of protesters protesting the war, i was in my uniform because i was meeting and buddy who was on leave. I was bashed by the protesters..and spit on. I have never been the same, i divorced my wife. left my kids my family. And left my old life behind. Im here at a hotel right now. I just want to say. Anyone here who was in that group...thankyou...you have made me make the decision.... Good bye all Ramone Sanchez 1985-2007
I hope you didn't really go through with it, I hope you changed your mind. You can't let one group of ugly-hearted people get you down. People in our country are feeling the pain and impact of the war at home, as well as on the battle-front. There are going to be some people who will take it out on the soldiers. That happened, unfortunately, to a lot of Vietnam vets coming home from the war, and this was when many of them were DRAFTED. Those protesters should not have spit on you or bashed you, that was simply wrong. It's not your fault we are at war: there's only one select few group of people who should be protested for that, the president and his cronies. You can't let those people make you do all that you did; I hope for the sake of your kids and family that you realized what you were doing, packed your stuff, and went home. That's where you need to be right now - go to the people who care for you. I don't agree with this war in the slightest, but I have friends who are in the military and would never dream of treating them as you got treated. I really hope this message finds you not dead, but alive and realizing there is still something to live for, for your kids' sake more than anyone else, man...peace.
hey buddy, i have had similar experiences. when we went to new orleans to help during hurricane katrina, we were verbally assualted, people threw stuff at us and spit on us. i know what your goin thru man, hang in there. also, i was just shot in the leg in iraq in the samarra area a couple weeks ago. and they are i am sure we share similar experiences. they are sending me back to duty in a few weeks. good news is i redeploy in a few months. one question i have for the experienced researchers here is this. is it a good idea to mess around with certain substances such as the new ones making a big deal in this forum, after going thru tramatic events. i have been a heavy lsd user in the past and am looking to get back into exploring my mind. does anyone have any feedback on wether you think that is a good idea or not? im very interested in tryin new things. id appreciate some help on this issue, thanks alot. and hang in there unknown soldier, dont let these "people" get to you. live your life man.
Hi Ramone. I really hope that you're still alive, and I hope that we're able to help making you reconsider the situation about what you're living through at the moment. Like most people in this community, I'm against that war myself, and I have read a lot of the debates in here about that war. But I have never seen anybody who thought it was ok to let the anger over the soldiers. This community don't represent some few thoughtless assholes who think it's ok to spit on veterans. If such idiots were defending such kind of views in the Iraq-war debate on this forum, I'm sure most of the other debators would let them know, that it's under NO circumstances acceptable. What you need is not to make an end of your life. What you need is to realize that you're going through a very hard phase in your life. You're a soldier - soldiers are trained to be tough - you would never even mind a couple of stoned idiots spitting of you, if it was not because of that war. That was just the detail that made you break down. You felt that you were not welcome in Iraq, and at home you had a bad experience that made you feel that you're not welcome there either. But it's wrong - believe me: those who spitted on you was just a few idiots, and they deserve no respect. You seriously need therapy. I'm in therapy myself at the moment, and I'm not ashame of it. I believe that what you've experienced in your life was 1000 x harder than what I experienced. So you should definately not be ashamed to ask for help. It's just a phase, ok? I'm sorry if these lines can't help. I haven't been a soldier in a war myself, so it's hard for me to understand the weight of the impact war influence the thoughts & concerns of man. I hope that you realize that even the strongest man will break down emotionally and need help after living such horrible things through as you did. I hope that you will find a network of other veterans, so you can realize that you're not alone with your pain. You need to talk to someone who understand your experiences. I wish you well. love, -wolf-
We're not against the Soldiers-We're Against the War!!! Those weren't true hippies-those were crazy evil hearted people. A hippy's goal is to keep peace w/ everything-the only protesting we do is directly against the government through letters, marches, and simply taking up space. We do many things to spread the word of correcting injustice-however, We do not continue violence. (Correction: Greenpeace will do anything in international waters-but unless you're killing helpless whales-don't worry) Now..Be strong and hang in there. You're wife leaving you has nothing to do w/ hippies-it has everything to do w/ the crazy lifestyle Americans lead now a days. Why else do we have the highest divorce rate? In my opinion-you needed to come here for support-because that's what we're about. Helping People. Much Love & Peace -ModernHippyGirl
