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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 11:27 AM
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5 year old boy searches for fathers name on the wall of Armed Forces Memorial



LICHFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 12: Five-year-old Alex Wall, of Norfolk, proudly wears his fathers medals as he searches for his father's name on the wall of the Armed Forces Memorial on 12 October, 2007, Lichfield, England.
Christopher Furlong/Getty
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 11:29 AM
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1. That picture is so bitter sweet.
:(
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 11:33 AM
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2. I shouldn't have looked at that at work
I have 5 nephews and one niece under the age of 12 the youngest of whom is waiting for his dad to get home so he can meet him for the first time.

That picture breaks my heart.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 11:36 AM
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3. the real cost of war


Tony Nave, 6, son of U.S. Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, hugs a teddy bear after his father's funeral service, April 5, 2003.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 11:37 AM
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4. Poor baby. Heartbreaking.
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