[Peace-discuss] Vet Who Survived Vietnam Buries Son Killed in Iraq (fwd)

[C. G. Estabrook]

[The stories that were being asked for last night are unfortunately all
too available.  Here's an example.  --CGE]

BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - Tom Titus experienced the shock of watching his
best friend die in his arms during the Vietnam War in 1971.

On Monday, the ex-Army Ranger felt the even greater horror of burying his
only son Brandon, 20, killed on Aug. 17 by an explosion while patrolling a
Baghdad slum.

Brandon's enlistment two years ago upset his father, who exchanged sharp
words with both his son and the army recruiter. Amid his grief, the father
has now turned against the war.

"I shouldn't be burying him, he should be burying me," he said in a
sometimes tearful interview. "The war is not worth it now. We need to get
the hell out of there."

___________________________________