Streets renamed after fallen soldiers

[deadparrot]

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Loretta Derenda's home sits only a few steps from what used to be called Candlelight Lane, where her son Robert walked to school as a child.

Candlelight Lane is now "R.V. Derenda Lane" named in honor of Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda, who died in Iraq last summer at age 42.

Around the country, street names have been changed, trees planted and plaques hung in tribute to the soldiers lost during more than three years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"When we remember it's painful, but if people forgot it would be just as painful," Loretta Derenda said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060614/ap_on_re_us/soldier_tributes

[gratuitous]

1. You know what's painful, Ms. Derenda?

It's that so many people did indeed forget some very hard and very cogent lessons from our last foray into imperialism and foreign policy conducted by military incursion. I'm very sorry for your loss, but please remember that your son died not to secure anyone's freedom or defend his nation, but to further the corrupt aims of a greedy cabal.

[saigon68]

2. They died so the Rich at Halliburton would get Richer

Fight the rich not their wars

[brentspeak]

7. Spare us the lecture. This woman's son is dead.

[saigon68]

8. And because of the Chimp

And many more troop Jock-sniffers here

Thousands more will join him in cold dark graves

participating in long dirt naps

[nealmhughes]

3. DC should give some "alternative" names to key streets,

like NYC used to do to certain foreign embassies/consulates to tweek the Soviets.

[superconnected]

4. Candlelight Lane was a way better name.

[w4rma]

5. Good. (nt)

[Psephos]

6. Regardless of the politics, I support this idea.

We have enough public assets named for politicians who've done nothing notable except slurp mightily at the public buffet (try a drive through West Virginia sometime if you *really* want the full monty).

If we're going to honor public service, who deserves it more than fallen soldiers?

Peace.

[Quantess]

13. I do too!

"If we're going to honor public service, who deserves it more than fallen soldiers?" -Psephos

This is a nice idea! I don't understand why anyone doesn't like it. Those soldiers/troops didn't choose to fight in Iraq. Our crappy B* Administration made them go and die there.

[Quantess]

14. Well, on second thought,

At first glance I thought this was about new housing developments having streets and cul-de-sacs named after fallen troops. Now, that would be nice.

[bleedingheart]

9. what will it say when all the streets of Buffalo are renamed?

will people then stand up and say enough is enough?

[bleedingheart]

10. what will it say when all the streets of Buffalo are renamed?

will people then stand up and say enough is enough?

[Mika]

12. They should all be named "Halliburton Way"

Then we'd easily lose our way. Oh, thats right.. we already have. :(


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[daleo]

11. One wonders if the U.S. would run out of streets

If it decided to honor every soldier killed in Bush's war of choice, based on lies.