ElleEsseYou

After reading the comments on this board about Trump's support of torture of captured terrorists, the majority opinion is that you don't care because the torture will be of terrorists, and either (A) they deserve it, or (B) we just might learn something useful after the torture, and maybe, just maybe, save lives down the road.
But, I would ask you to think of it from the American soldier's viewpoint. If the United States soldier, airman, sailor or marine is captured, what will be their fate? Will they suffer 'enhanced interrogation,' also known as torture, because their captors think they deserve it, they might learn something useful and maybe they can save lives on their side of the battle.
Because so few Americans are now serving in the military, and so few of the military are in front line combat missions, the number of people who understand this stark reality are few. Having been in that front line (admittedly a long time ago), I believed and still believe, that if we treat enemy combatants taken prisoner humanely, that the other side will be motivated to do the same.
If, however, we endorse torture as our routine practice, then we can expect that to happen to our servicemen and women, who are taken prisoner. All it takes is for a helicopter part to go bad, or an engine to go sour, and BAM, down you go behind enemy lines. It's what our servicemen and women face every time they undertake the mission. We citizens, sitting here in our peaceful homes at our computers, should think about those who risk their lives, and declare that we are NOT for torture, in the hopes that our nation will not be seen as barbaric, and therefore our servicemen and women will not be subjected to the same evil practices.

Take a moment today and pay honor to this brave soldier.
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I just saw American Sniper on HBO. And I've just rewatched The Hurt Locker (Netflix). Both movies had scenes that dealt with the main character of the movie putting other soldiers in harm's way, by their actions. And both dealt with the soldier who loves the war and doesn't want to return home. And when he does returns home, he wants to return to the war. The first movie that I thought honestly dealt with these issues was The War Lover (starring Steve McQueen). In numerous movies you see references to the soldier who loves the war (Patton, for example). But I thought Sniper was honest in showing Chris Kyle's troubles in leaving the theater of war and coming home with it in his head.
As a buddy of mine always says when someone asks when he was in Vietnam, He replies, "Last night."

Les's friendship for this boy is just what I've come to expect of Les, the man. So proud and happy that this young man came to Tiger Stadium as Les Miles' guest.
The cancer that struck this young man is osteosarcoma. Sarcoma strikes the young in distressingly large numbers. If you can, give to hospitals that treat these young folks.

BEAT BAMA

Thanks.