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deadmaus
Gallente Shiva Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.01.06 07:15:00 -
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Major Andrew Olmsted, who posted a blog since May 2007, was killed in Iraq on Thursday, Jan. 3.
"I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here." G'Kar, Babylon 5
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." Plato*
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Tobias Sjodin
Ore Mongers R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2008.01.06 08:19:00 -
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Anyone who likes Babylon 5 probably has the heart in the right place. So, to whoever it concerns: My condoleances. Even though I'm too ignorant to know about the guy.
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Zalathar
Minmatar Biometaloid INC
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Posted - 2008.01.06 08:49:00 -
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My condolences too, RIP.
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illusha
North Face Force
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Posted - 2008.01.06 09:01:00 -
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I read this on littlegreenfootballs blog, he sounds like a good man. Don't make any comments about the war, its not what he would have wanted.
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CCP Whisper
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Posted - 2008.01.06 10:35:00 -
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No-one should face the choice of whether or not to write such a missive, but it says a lot about him that he did and that he did it well. That is probably one of the most eloquent and moving things I have read on a blog anywhere, and I am not ashamed to say I shed a couple of tears when I got to the end.
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annoing
Amarr MisFunk Inc. Frontline.
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Posted - 2008.01.06 10:54:00 -
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Edited by: annoing on 06/01/2008 10:54:09 It seems to me that he was a most impressive man. Eloquent, witty, intelligent are 3 words that come to mind. No I didnt know him, but thats a mute point.
My condolences to his family and friends at this time.
Originally by: Ian Holloway Smooth as a cashmere codpiece
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Rachag
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Posted - 2008.01.06 12:01:00 -
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never knew of him before but i just read the blog and cried.
condolences to all his friends and family from a fellow Babylon 5 fan.
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Kazuma Saruwatari
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Posted - 2008.01.06 12:21:00 -
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Condolences to a fellow sci-fi fan and someone who actually put everything into perspective the right way, instead of Camp A/B/C/F's way.
RIP -
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deadmaus
Gallente Shiva Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.01.06 12:40:00 -
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Originally by: illusha I read this on littlegreenfootballs blog, he sounds like a good man. Don't make any comments about the war, its not what he would have wanted.
He had a very eloquent request about that as well which I'll repeat here unless it was missed, god my heart aches right now:
I do ask (not that I'm in a position to enforce this) that no one try to use my death to further their political purposes. I went to Iraq and did what I did for my reasons, not yours. My life isn't a chit to be used to bludgeon people to silence on either side. If you think the U.S. should stay in Iraq, don't drag me into it by claiming that somehow my death demands us staying in Iraq. If you think the U.S. ought to get out tomorrow, don't cite my name as an example of someone's life who was wasted by our mission in Iraq. I have my own opinions about what we should do about Iraq, but since I'm not around to expound on them I'd prefer others not try and use me as some kind of moral capital to support a position I probably didn't support. Further, this is tough enough on my family without their having to see my picture being used in some rally or my name being cited for some political purpose. You can fight political battles without hurting my family, and I'd prefer that you did so.
Farewell my friend |
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