Reply #11: Tally of war deaths shows up next door to Duluth recruiting station

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http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5772444.html

"DULUTH - A large sign went up Monday in the storefront next to the U.S. Army recruiting station in downtown Duluth.

What it says and how its message was received by the "Be-All-You-Can-Be" folks next door may well make it a sign of the times.

"Iraq," it says. "Remember the Fallen Heroes." Below, in black numbers changed daily, is a tally of the dead and wounded U.S. soldiers and the number of days the conflict has gone on.

It took only one day for Staff Sgt. Gary Capan from the recruiting office to walk over and politely ask Scott Cameron to take the sign down"

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Why would the good Staff Sgt. ask the sign be removed? Is it possible that this could hurt recruiting a little?

Applicant: "Gee, thanks for all the info about building character and the GI Bill, and help with my college education and all that, but can I ask you about that sign next door?"

Recruiter: "Oh, don't worry about that. Think about it. Have you actually ever seen coffins or bodies of American soldiers coming home on the TV. That's just more and the 'bad news' spin the LIEberal media is putting on the Iraq War. Do you know how tan and buff you'll be when you get back from a tour in the summer in Iraq?"