A picture

[The Straight Story]

[SeattleGirl]

1. ........

[elizfeelinggreat]

4. ..

[The Straight Story]

16. More info on this pic:

Christian Golcznski, Child of a Fallen Marine From The Iraq War Receives American Flag from Marine Lt. Col. Ric Thompson During a Military Funeral for Staff Sgt. Marcus Golczynski

It’s been said that one picture is worth a thousand words. How many words is this one worth? Priceless! This photo of Christian Golcznski shows so much courage in such a young man. Unfortunately, photos like this one are absent in most daily news and media programs today. As a military brat of two Marines, this story especially hit home.

Marine Staff Sgt. Marcus “Marc” Golczynski, was killed in Iraq on March 27. At his funeral in April, Daily News Journal photographer Aaron Thompson captured Marc Golczynski’s teary-eyed son, 8-year-old Christian, accepting a U.S. flag from his father’s casket.

http://blog.800hightech.com/child-of-fallen-marine-acce...

[frogcycle]

24. I saw this when I was adding SSgt. Golczynski to Zeitlangers

I sat and stared at it for a long time; put a link to it on the site.

Here's his dad:




Incidentally, I am a Marine brat too. You might be interested in some photos I took last year in Twentynine Palms:

http://www.dbc3.com/WelcomeHome/slideshow.html

[The Straight Story]

26. Thanks for those pics, I am not too far from there myself

Next time you head out that way send me a pm AutumnMist and I are in Bakersfield.

[Muttocracy]

31. he looks just like his dad... nt

[Brigid]

38. Yes, he does, doesn't he?

[malaise]

47. Too sad

[cynatnite]

2. How tragic!

[Olney Blue]

3. So unfair.....

[gateley]

5. I'm so sorry.

[babylonsister]

6. Why? nt

[gateley]

10. I'd like to have this blown up

and an 8x10 sent to every Congressperson and Senator, not to mention Bushco.

This picture affects me more than I can say.

[Brigid]

35. Why?

Because * is a lying fascist warmongering idiot spoiled brat who will go down in history as the worst president ever.

[alphafemale]

7. Hey! NO ONE has suffered as much as george2. Cheney Says!

See his pain?

[EVDebs]

8. When it comes to no-brainers....

The GOP takes it literally ! Next on deck, John McPain.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. I feel bad for everyone involved...

...including the young man giving the flag to the crying child.

But, naturally, I have a link to something more bizarre: Flat Daddies

[gateley]

13. Could you give a hint of what lies behind the link?

I've learned not to take chances here on DU.

[ColbertWatcher]

15. It's a link to...

..an article on a reputable online encyclopedia.

[gateley]

18. Okay. Thanks.

Couldn't bear another heart-wrenching picture at this moment.

[ColbertWatcher]

20. Oh, well...

...there are pictures, and they might be sickening...

[gateley]

22. I saw the one with the kid in the swing,

and got out. I'm especially sensitive sometimes. This is one of 'em.

[ColbertWatcher]

39. Sorry. n/t

[gateley]

45. Nope - no need to apologize.

I just need to toughen up!

[LWolf]

11. Dear God.

[annabanana]

12. -another broken heart that I couldn't prevent-

I am so sorry, child. I will keep trying.

[gateley]

14. Please rec this, folks - so we can all be reminded of what's REALLY important here. nt

[Brigid]

36. Don't worry.

I did. I hope this kid grows up to be a raging peacenik.

[ancient_nomad]

17. What a sad picture!

How do we ever explain all this sadness?

[roguevalley]

19. oh shit ... just oh shit.

[ClayZ]

21. .

[file83]

23. That poor child. It's a raw fucking deal.

No dad to teach him everything he was supposed to learn about being a man in the next 10 years.

[Stinky The Clown]

25. What a face. It says so much.

That picture needs no caption. The boy's face says it all.

[Muttocracy]

27. tears in my eyes for the second time today

A National Guard unit here in upstate NY is headed for Afghanistan (anyone remember Afghanistan?).

edit - photo posted below (thanks!)

[The Straight Story]

28. here ya go:

[Muttocracy]

29. thank you; the caption:

Sgt. Major Jack Gardner hugs his two-year-old grandson, Elijah Gardner, at the 27th Brigade Combat Team and Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII send-off ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Both are from Hornell, NY. (STEPHEN ALDRIDGE / Special to The Journal)

[cliffordu]

30. That just about says it all.

Too bad a photograph cannot force people to feel the loss this kid is going to feel for the rest of his life.

[unapatriciated]

32. how many more have to die? - Tribute video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMACzBomDK4

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

33. That picture x 4,000

Thank you, George Bush.

[Brigid]

34. If this pic does sum up perfectly the futility of this war . . .

I don't know what does. My heart literally stopped when I clicked on this thread and saw this. Now I'm tearing up. Clinton or Obama needs to use this in a campaign ad this fall. Just this pic next to a pic of * with his usual smirk. No more will need to be said.

[frogcycle]

40. It prompted me to post links to my 78 slideshows last night

this pic is particularly moving, but there are over 4500 others...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[The Straight Story]

44. Thanks for that link (nt)

[Thelma Harper]

37. A raw deal of epic proportions.

[deutsey]

41. It's just wrong in so many ways...n/t

[DesertRat]

42. ...

[swimmernsecretsea]

43. His father went to duty, for all of us, for our country,

for a lie, for a series of lies, for an ongoing unending series of lies, for oil, for revenge, for a President and Vice President who don't care what anyone else thinks...

...and he got back a folded piece of cloth. He will grow up never knowing the person who cared for him, and forever will be an ache in that place where he keeps memories of his father.

[The Straight Story]

46. War is hell, and should only be a thing of last resort

so damn sad that some have made it 'normal' in this day and age.

A shame that so many on both sides have died over lies and a threat that never really existed.

We lost the war before it ever began.