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this is really sad....Tomas Young is no longer with us...
dimitrispearljam
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RIP TOMAS YOUNG
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/11/10/remembering_tomas_young_1979_2014_iraq
As the nation prepares to mark Veterans Day, Democracy Now! has learned that Iraq War veteran Tomas Young has died just weeks before his 35th birthday. Young was paralyzed in 2004 shortly after arriving in Iraq. He went on to become one of the nation’s most prominent antiwar U.S. veterans speaking out against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. He was featured in Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro’s documentary, "Body of War." On Tuesday, Donahue will join us on Democracy Now! to talk aboug Young’s life.
In 2013, Young made headlines and appeared on Democracy Now! when he announced that he had decided to end his life by discontinuing his medicine and nourishment, which came in the form of liquid through a feeding tube. But he later changed his mind, saying, "I want to spend as much time as possible with my wife, and no decent son wants his obituary to read that he was survived by his mother."
Young has been interviewed on Democracy Now! several times over the years.
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/11/10/remembering_tomas_young_1979_2014_iraq
As the nation prepares to mark Veterans Day, Democracy Now! has learned that Iraq War veteran Tomas Young has died just weeks before his 35th birthday. Young was paralyzed in 2004 shortly after arriving in Iraq. He went on to become one of the nation’s most prominent antiwar U.S. veterans speaking out against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. He was featured in Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro’s documentary, "Body of War." On Tuesday, Donahue will join us on Democracy Now! to talk aboug Young’s life.
In 2013, Young made headlines and appeared on Democracy Now! when he announced that he had decided to end his life by discontinuing his medicine and nourishment, which came in the form of liquid through a feeding tube. But he later changed his mind, saying, "I want to spend as much time as possible with my wife, and no decent son wants his obituary to read that he was survived by his mother."
Young has been interviewed on Democracy Now! several times over the years.
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Terrible news...he was such a strong young guy with a great message. I hope we can all learn something from him.
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Please Ed, honor this man and the many like him by taking our current president to task as much as the prior one. Fuck war and the people sending our fellow brothers and sisters into this hell.
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Please change the thread title to something that will garnish more attention such as something with Tomas's name in it. Thanks Dimi
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I thank him and all veterans for their service to our country.
Tomorrow, November 11, 2014, is Veterans Day in America - let us remember them all.
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RIP. I will light a candle for him.
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Can't thank you enough for your sacrifice. RIP.
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