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by Paul on 12/28/05 at 09:42 AM ET
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from the Denver Post,
In hockey, the words “warrior,” “battle” and “tough” are tossed around all the time. At the end of Avalanche practice Tuesday, 12 U.S. Army brigade members who recently have been in battle walked into the team’s dressing room.
A mutual admiration society developed, as the Army personnel took pictures with their cellphones and gathered autographs, and wide-eyed Avs players asked what it was like in Iraq.
“For us, it’s an honor to get to meet them,” Avalanche captain Joe Sakic said. “These guys risk their lives protecting us.”
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One of the things that has always caused me to grind my teeth is how the uninformed get things screwed up about the military and don’t even know it. If these 12 were in the US Army Brigade then it wouldn’t be a very large Army. A brigade is a unit size and can be formed of any type of skill. Are these brigade members truck drivers or infantry? Were they cooks or paratroopers. Tell us about them oh great and powerful Denver Post. Do them the honor and respect of knowing just who they are and what their service is.
Whether truck driver, cook, or infantry is of no difference because all have served; but it is disrespectful to not know the difference.
My brother served in Iraq, he is a chaplain. My brother in law serves as a civilian with the military and over there now. I hate it when newspapers lessen the honor given to such people by their ignorance.
God bless the US Army brigade, whatever it is.
Posted by Grouchy Hippo from Auburn Hills on 12/28/05 at 01:52 PM ET