So Sad :(

[BeauJangles]

So I woke up about ten minutes ago and I'm making breakfast, etc and all of a sudden I stand stock still and listen. Sure enough, one of my neighbors is playing taps which means another kid from our area just died in combat. It makes me feel like crying when I hear taps, especially in our neighborhood.

Rest in peace and thank you for your service, anonymous neighbor.




Does this happen in anyone else's community?

 

[Kenazo]

 

[T3C]

 

[TourGuide]

 

[xospec1alk]

 

[Joony]

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: Joony

 

[Argo]

Rest in peace.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Does this happen in anyone else's community?

Not mine.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Kenazo

 

[Acanthus]

we lost one of our community members during "the combat phase"

 

[imprezawrxwagon]

I don't fully understand

"taps"?

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Originally posted by: imprezawrxwagon
I don't fully understand

"taps"?

Yes, played slowly on bugle/trumpet to honor the death of a military serviceman/woman.

 

[AnyMal]

very sad

 

[Zim Hosein]

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: WarmAndSCSI

Originally posted by: imprezawrxwagon
I don't fully understand

"taps"?

Yes, played slowly on bugle/trumpet to honor the death of a military serviceman/woman.

Taps mp3

 

[phreakah]

 

[dman]

That is sad, but a little odd too. Maybe he's (or she's) just practicing. I use to play Taps as an exercise, although generally not in the company of others. Perhaps he/she doesn't realize the sound is carrying as far as it is?

If the person is outdoors, in uniform, and/or it's followed by a 21gun solute, well, it's probably for real.

 

[DarkManXY2G]

That is sad to hear.

It seems that now more than ever you see some new attack on American soldiers in Iraq since the end of the war.

 

[styelers]

 

[Turkish]

sad... and again, war sucks and world doesn't need it.

 

[Syringer]

Is there a difference between a kid who lived near you you've never met before and never will have met dying, than a kid who lived 1000 miles from you?

I don't mean to be insensitive but there are thousands of people that die every single day (about 7000 daily in the US I believe, and hundreds of thousands around the world), some who live close to you, some who live far away. Some deaths are more tragic than others, from the person who's been bed-ridden with cancer for 4 years, to someone dying from a heart attac, to someone who took a gun to the head in combat.

The point is, just get over it, if you spent the time being sad about every tragedy that went on in the world, you'd be headed into a deep, deep depression. Life is too short to worry about people outside of your own circle of family and friends. The sooner you realize that each of the millions that die each and every year are all mostly insigificant, the sooner you'll get over it.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Is there a difference between a kid you've never met before and never will have met dying who lived 1000 miles from you and then next door?

I don't mean to be insensitive but there are thousands of people that die every single day (about 7000 in the US I believe), some who live close to you, some who live far away. Some deaths are more tragic than others, from the person who's been bed-ridden with cancer for 4 years, to someone who took a gun to the head in combat, or someone dying from a heart attack.

The point is, just get over it, if you spent the time being sad about every tragedy that went on in the world, you'd be headed into a deep, deep depression.

agreed.

 

[Smolek]