2 Time Iraq War Veteran deployed for his third tour in four years.

Writings from the Front Lines
"$12 billion a month, wasted lives, wasted resources,
and not a damn thing has changed except the U.S. troop body count."

Sent to the Utah Veterans for Peace and published around the world
Sun 6/24/2007 3:24 AM
Subject: Update 24 june 07

Hello everyone!!!

Well its been a couple of weeks since my last letter to the group. I just want to start off by saying that it has been one of the toughest times of my life and without your prayers I don't think I would have made it this far. If it hadn't been for the Lord that's for sure.

Keep your prayers up my friends. The Army is in a reaaly bad spot right now. What we hear our leadership telling the American people isn't the case at all really. The common line soldier is not being heard. I want you to know the truth. The truth from a soldier from the gound in the middle of Bagdad.

We are not making progress. I can tell you from the last time I was here in 05 that we are fighting a whole new beast. Instead of a few individuals from a different land we are now fighting the whole country.

The streets are empty. The people that supported liberty and freedom have long been killed or have moved. I cleared a group of houses the other day that was at least 50% abandoned. The only people that seem to want us here are the people we put in power.

How is this a Godly war? How is forcing our way on another country that doesn't want us here the right answer. Sure the government we put in place needs our help, yet we gave them power for which they aren't inclined to give up too easily.

This county is in the middle of a civil war. They tell us we are on Iraq's side. Well Iraq wants to be free to fight thier own battles, Sunni and Shiite alike.
All this being said it's not the fight for freedom that upsets me. If I saw citizens dragging terrorists in the streets and wanting Liberty I would gladly give my life for that cause. That is not the case at all. The people keep thier mouth's shut and therefore the Terrorists leave them alone. Thats all they want anyway.

Well an Army is held together by a "cause" . A cause to hold the soldiers together, a cause to give them some cause for sacrifice. Four of my close friends gave that sacrifice the other day. Death is part of a soldiers life. It is the accepted risk. The price for Liberty. The hardest part has been justifying thier sacrifice. Is so many good many lost worth the freedom of a country who doesn't really want us here. I say no.

When is this going to stop? When is enough, enough? Please we need your help. The common soldier needs your help. The soldier that signed up to serve and protect his country with no political gain needs your help. The command is not representig the truth.

They are representing their careers. It is costing you your son's and daughter's lives. Please stand up and help us. Bring us ho me!! Bring your sons and daughters home.....it's time.

I am a believer in my Christ Jesus. I pray everyday that the Lord will bring His wisdom down on the leadership of our country. I believe that these people have seen nothing but violence their entire life. How are we bringing them any difference. Christ looked at the individual. We need to help this country one person at a time with the love of Christ. The Lord will bring His Judgement when the time is right. There are good people here, yet they are ruled by fear. They need Christ's love.

I dont think they have the burdon of liberty on their hearts yet. You have to want, desire, and yearn for Liberty and be willing and ready to sacrifice everythig for that cause. That is what I don't see. It has a heavy cost and it cannot be bought by anyone but yourself.

Please send this to whomever you please, The county need to know the truth. In fact, please send this out to as many people as you want.
In Him

SGT Walker, Jason
B CO 1-64 AR BN

"I'll tell you the point where I really turned, Al-Rashidiya, a small town near Baghdad. I go out to the scene and there was this pudgy little 2-year-old child with the cute little pudgy legs, and I look and she has a bullet through her leg.... An IED [improvised explosive device] went off. The gun-happy soldiers just started shooting anywhere and the baby got hit. And this baby looked at me, wasn't crying, wasn't anything... ,It just looked at me like--I know she couldn't speak. It might sound crazy, but she was like asking me 'why? Why do I have a bullet in my leg?'... I was just like:This is it and this is ridiculous." Spc. Michael Harmon, 24, Medic from Brooklyn. He served a thirteen-month tour beginning in April 2003 with the 167th Armor Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division