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Old 08-07-2007, 01:33 PM   #4
charlene
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i was quite surprised to see the latest u.s. soldiers deaths announced in an obscure little paragraph buried in the sarasota florida paper. i don't think there was anything on local tv so anyone who doesn't watch national news wouldnt know..if it's a local/florida person i'm sure there'd be coverage..
all soldiers deaths in canada have been front page news from their deaths to their funerals, leaving afghanistan, repatriation, the drive thru toronto etc. regardless of hometown or where they were stationed in canada.
while the number of murdered canadian soldiers is not as high as u.s. soldiers it is proportional i believe. and canadians are not in iraq..they are in afghanistan only..
i find it disrespectful to those who give their lives to be disregarded so callously, for whatever reason..there is no reason good enough as far as i'm concerned unless the families request no coverage.
the murdered soldiers proudly stood up for their i.d. tag photos and proudly stood up for their countries..
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