Thank you Wish list and Eddie

PJPixie

Shadowflame05 wrote:

Hello to all fellow Pearl Jam fans,

My name is Tyler Zabel and I'm Mercedes' fiance, and I only feel that it is fair for me to tell her story as she has told mine here. She really epitomizes the words 'I'm still alive' more than anyone else I've ever met before, as she was born in El Salvador in the middle of a bloody civil war that our government helped to incite as the daughter of a rebel guerilla fighting against the government, a true dissident indeed (are all these PJ song references too corny?)

Her family sold all they had so their children wouldn't be drafted as soldiers or raised in an environment with explosions happening all around them their whole lives. There is nothing more sobering to a soldier than hearing war from the mouth of a child, and her voice had a very big influence on giving me the strength to resist this military machine I have somehow become a part of...

Although it sounds like this story ends happily ever after, unfortunately I've just been called up for a deployment, even against my conscientious objection packet that is still pending. I know as a CO I'll be put through living hell if I go on this deployment and dragged off to Afghanistan to participate in a war I don't believe in so I will most likely go AWOL and hide out for a while.

Soo... Any lawyers in the house?

Thank you again to Wishlist for donating to the IVAW and helping us get to the convention, as it was a beautiful experience for everyone involved. Thank you to Eddie for giving us the opportunity to experience the life changing concert in the front row, as it will forever be embedded in my mind as the day I grasped Divinity for the first time.

Peace and Love to everyone else, and thank you for all that you are.

Lots 'o Love,
Tyler Lee Zabel

Wow, Tyler...........I dont even know what to say. I was all ready to respond to your fiances post and then I read your post. My prayers are with you and whatever you decide to do. You two keep the faith............I hope to read about your wedding to your wonderful fiance soon! You two sound like amazing people and I'm glad you made your way to this message pit!

Shadowflame05

Thank you, I'm happy to be here too. This is a really beautiful group of people and this band has influenced my life in so many ways it's just such a relief to be surrounded by fellow fans and like minded souls.

heartdesire

Shadowflame05 wrote:

Hello to all fellow Pearl Jam fans,

My name is Tyler Zabel and I'm Mercedes' fiance, and I only feel that it is fair for me to tell her story as she has told mine here. She really epitomizes the words 'I'm still alive' more than anyone else I've ever met before, as she was born in El Salvador in the middle of a bloody civil war that our government helped to incite as the daughter of a rebel guerilla fighting against the government, a true dissident indeed (are all these PJ song references too corny?)

Her family sold all they had so their children wouldn't be drafted as soldiers or raised in an environment with explosions happening all around them their whole lives. There is nothing more sobering to a soldier than hearing war from the mouth of a child, and her voice had a very big influence on giving me the strength to resist this military machine I have somehow become a part of...

Although it sounds like this story ends happily ever after, unfortunately I've just been called up for a deployment, even against my conscientious objection packet that is still pending. I know as a CO I'll be put through living hell if I go on this deployment and dragged off to Afghanistan to participate in a war I don't believe in so I will most likely go AWOL and hide out for a while.

Soo... Any lawyers in the house?

Thank you again to Wishlist for donating to the IVAW and helping us get to the convention, as it was a beautiful experience for everyone involved. Thank you to Eddie for giving us the opportunity to experience the life changing concert in the front row, as it will forever be embedded in my mind as the day I grasped Divinity for the first time.

Peace and Love to everyone else, and thank you for all that you are.

Lots 'o Love,
Tyler Lee Zabel

Tyler ... U and Mercedes are loving, kind hearted, amazing souls. You have both touched my heart so deeply, words just can't express. You have made it through many milestones of late and will work through this one as well. You are one of the truest peaceful hearts I have ever met and am trusting good things will continue to come your way. Always know that I support you and always feel free to ask for support when ya need it. With love and many blessings ... h&d