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Toward the end of your show, your guest commented that he didn't previously understand how people could support the troops but not the war before the comments of one of the callers. I, too am one of those, but not so much as my cousin. He has a master's degree from Columbia and was working in the office of Sen. Carper (D-Del) when 9-11 happened. He was/is adamantly against the war in Iraq (not the war on terror), but is more against the fact that predominantly lower income, less educated kids are off fighting our wars. Thus, despite his politics, he enlisted in the US Marines (refused OCS). He was on patrol in Fallujah when a snipers' bullet pierced his neck, severing his carotid artery and just missing his spinal cord. Miraculously, he survived with no brain damage, though lost the use of his right arm. He is done with rehab, and has begged to complete his obligation through some desk assignment. Now that is the penultimate example of supporting our troops, despite being against the war.

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