Comments on: The death of an American soldier: our violent culture

By: sick of veterans

sick of veterans — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:11:15 +0000

Hogan is my heroe. What if this Sheda who intentionally went out to get drunk with a gun raped a woman instead?And perhaps if he lived,continue to go out all the time drinking and carrying a gun terrorizing people. Stop using being a vet as a reason and excuse for military men who do these actions.I’ve heard too many White veterans who have nothing better to do than make racist and sexist comments-that has nothing to do with war,if anything it humiliates our country.Why honor or feel sorry for someone who chose to party and terrorize when there are military men who would have loved to come back to their families and cant because they died in action.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:06:46 +0000

Everyone is making this personal. If commenters do not calm down and quit going after each other..I will close the post to comments.

People are allowed their points of view as long as they do not make a personal attack on other commenter’s. Rules of the site.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:09:08 +0000

you people sit here and pass judgement on someone you dont even know. I didnt know Adam very well but he was a good man who was willing to sacrifice his life for our freedom and cared deeply for people, even people he didnt know. Many people carry guns. It is a dangerous world and we have right to defend ourselves. This vile person who killed Adam should be in jail for life. Take a life, forfiet yours. But you people here forget that he will get out of jail and go on to live his life and Adam will still be gone. What a shame that a good man should lose his life and we sit and talk about he shouldnt have had a gun. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??!?!?! Instead of making un-informed comments about a man you didnt know, be grateful to a man who made his life defending our freedom and who was taken from us far too soon because of something so dumb! Rest in Peace, Adam dear! We miss you!

By: Dusterella

Dusterella — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:41:28 +0000

Here is the link you put up End the War:
http://tinyurl.com/54n96h

We can support our Soldiers and also be against the war..if people don’t understand that..they are stupid.

Dusterella’s last blog post..Is the dumb bastard going to pull these outta his bunghole or what?

By: end the war

end the war — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:01:08 +0000

sorry, that link isn’t working, the article is called
“War Torn; Across America; Deadly Echoes of Foriegn Battles”
January 13, 2008 New York Times

By: end the war

end the war — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:42:52 +0000

I appreciate all of the soldiers, their families, and their sacrifices. What I do not appreciate is the fact that the government, especially the national guard, has not figured out a way to prevent horrible crimes like this from happening. The fact that many soldiers (particularily in nat. guard) have been involved in gun crimes, including many suicides and murders, in the first few months upon return from war. I do not blame the soldiers, in fact, I feel bad for them. They are not getting the help they need and are waltzing through the “beyond the yellow ribbon program” which (first and foremost) successfully prompts the soldiers to make sure their drivers’ licenses are valid upon return from service. please refer to the new york times article which did a great job of highlighting this problem.
http//query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E7DF153AF930A25752C0A96E9C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3
It is truly a shame that the government has not done a better job to take care of our soldiers.

By: Loved Adam

Loved Adam — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:11:00 +0000

Dear End the War,
Obviously you don’t have a veteran in your family. You certainly have no experience yourself you might have a glimmer of a clue what it might be like to live in war. Can you for a second put yourself in the shoes of a human being having to exist in a war? I’ve listened to the experiences and the silences from my grandfather (WWII), father in law/uncle in law, uncle (Vietnam), husband (Desert Shield), and brother (Iraq) and I know how much those wars changed them, affected them and stole at least a little bit of their lives. Until you have been a vet or even loved one, please don’t pass judgement. You literally have no clue. Your comments spit on their service and sacrifice. They put their lives on the line for you and your way of life and a governement that really doesn’t give a shit. Didn’t your mother ever teach you to say thank you.

By: Jo Ann Thomas

Jo Ann Thomas — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:16:03 +0000

I met Adam the first day of kindergarten and spent the next thirteen years going to school with him. The Adam I knew was always trying to get a reaction out of people. He was fun loving and all about World War ll. It was no surprise when he went military. The thing I KNOW about Adam is that ultimately he wouldn’t hurt anybody. It is our constitutional right to own a fire arm and I think many criminals could be stopped if more law abiding citizens had conceal to carry licenses. Adam was never a danger to those at that party that night. I remember how comfortable Adam could be with someone he had never met before. I can’t help but think how different things could have been if he was allowed to come to that party. He would have been a fun addition. If the party goers were really that frightened by Adam, they could have just simply held him down and called the police. Adam pulled his gun because he was afraid for his life. He had already been robbed and beaten. I’m thankful for Adam’s service in our military. I think “end the war is the crazy. My classmate Adam is gone but I will remember him for his love of life and sometimes unconventional ways:) I prayer is that others will have a respect for the dead and a family still grieving.

By: mike j

mike j — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:50:37 +0000

In reply to “End the War.” I do not pretend that Adam was blameless in all of this. I also do not agree with your interpretation of the ”facts.” (According to the police report #3 came before #2.) What provoked Sheda? (Give back my wallet!?) What provoked Hogan? (Who is this guy!?) Will anyone who wasn’t there ever know for sure? Here’s what we do know. Autopsy showed that Adam was beaten to the point of possible brain damage. (If you had the means wouldn’t you defend yourself?) And he was murdered. His life was taken FOREVER. Nothing justified that. By the way, one-third of the soldiers returning from Iraq are treated for a mental health problem. Does that make them crazy??? Or only human? I’m sure all of our vets, from any conflict, would have something to say to you about that… I’ll bet most own guns too! They surely must be crazy!

By: end the war

end the war — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:58:17 +0000

i am sorry for the loss of your friend, however i also wish he and all other vets would put their guns down when they come home from iraq. he put himself and all those around him in a very dangerous situation. did he intend to bring a gun out with him NOT to use? well, he decided to use it and he ended up on the other side of it. lucky for the other person to still be alive, but unluckily Sheda has completely messed with countless numbers of peoples lives by choosing 1- to take a gun out with him that night 2- jumping a fence into private property 3- throwing the first punch 4- pulling his gun out
i wish the military would come up with a way to catch these crazies before they let them loose in our backyards.