There was a knock on my door last evening and a man, I didn't know was standing there. [View All]

He was dressed in one of those navy blue 'uniforms', with 'Case' embroidered over the pocket. And he said he was there to thank me.

He said that he and his wife often walked past my yard to the local video store and had noticed my yard signs over the years.I put up a 'tally' board in August 2004. It's about 4' by 4' and is headed with 'Mission (NOT) Accomplished'. I keep a running tally of US military deaths in Iraq. For a while, I had another line with 'coalition deaths' and 'Iraq civilians', but those haven't been changed as they were just painted on. The sign is weather worn and looking old. At the base, I have another, about 2' by 18 inches and it says, 'Dying for Neo-Con Empire'. I used to have one saying 'Impeach Bush' and 'Bush lied and thousands died', but it finally fell apart after 3 winters. Now there's another small one saying, "Save the Bill of Rights'.

Anyway, this man said he had two sons in the Arkansas National Guard and that they had just been called up for Iraq. He said that he appreciated my sign and keeping the memory of each and every soldier killed there. He said that he feared for his sons as they would be providing 'protection' for convoys. They were both truck drivers. He said we had to get out of Iraq, it was a mistake, and that he wished we could get Bush out of office. And he thanked me.