"Flat daddy" article ahead on CNN. Children of soldiers get a cutout
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Tue Sep-26-06 02:46 PM
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"Flat daddy" article ahead on CNN. Children of soldiers get a cutout
figure of their parent to carry around with them to ease separation. Rummy's DOD. BRING THEM HOME!!
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Tue Sep-26-06 02:49 PM
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1. My dad died in this war and all I got was a cardboard cutout.
I thnk I'm going to be ill:puke:
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Tue Sep-26-06 02:50 PM
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2. This story's been around for a couple of weeks. Strange, but whatever
makes them feel better, I can't condemn.
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:01 PM
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5. Some of these children were so tiny that I doubt if they have
ever seen or remember seeing their parent, which makes this extra poignant. I can see this as something useful to help an older child, but it would be best not to have to resort to this sort of thing at all. BRING THEM HOME!
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:03 PM
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7. I agree it would be wonderful if the parents were there in person. NT
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Tue Sep-26-06 02:50 PM
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3. Didn't CNN already so a bit on this a week or so ago? n/t
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:02 PM
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And it was even a bit longer than that. Makes me laugh how we constantly have better news than they do.
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Tue Sep-26-06 02:58 PM
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4. Our soldiers are paper dolls?
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:10 PM
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If it comforts them, fine, but wouldn't their whole, warm, parent being there be better?
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:11 PM
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9. Well, bring on the Mills Brothers, I guess.....
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:15 PM
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10. Flat daddy is only the shoulders and up.
Which is awful that it may be close to the truth for some kids. For some, this is all they'll get back -- a daddy with no arms or legs.
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Tue Sep-26-06 03:55 PM
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11. then they get daddy-in-a-flag-draped-box
then worms-crawl-in-worms-crawl-out-worms-play-pinochle-in-his-mouth daddy
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Tue Sep-26-06 04:22 PM
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12. How about if we send the cardboard cutouts to Iraq and have the
real Daddy back at home with his kids?
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