Oh this bloody bloody war.

[marthamoo]

We have just heard that BIL's brother has been killed on the Hercules that has gone down near Baghdad. He has a 7 year old dd, same age as my ds1. Oh it is so, so crap [sad

[suzywong]

oh MM, sorry I didn't see this earlier
commiserations and sympathy

[pussnboots]

so sad for everyone. words are so inadequate.

[marthamoo]

Thanks everyone - your words mean a lot.

[Heathcliffscathy]

tell the truth MM. say that you can't find the right words, even say that you feel like everything sounds trite and hollow, but that you're thinking of them and there for them...which you are...

[triceratops]

How sad mm. When I heard the news this morning I just heard the numbers. Your post brings it home to me that these men were probably daddys and definately had families who love them and will be devastated. What a tragic waste.

[galaxy]

marthamoo. So so sorry to hear this dreadful news

[Socci]

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[nailpolish]

[HunkerMunker]

MM, I'm so sorry Thinking of you all

[marthamoo]

I've bought a sympathy card and am evading thinking what to write in it by being on MN instead. What can you say that is of comfort? There's no comfort to be had. Everything I think of sounds trite and hollow.

[misdee]

so sorry

[tigermoth]

sorry to hear your news, how awful for everyone

[Potty1]

So sorry mm

[munnzieb]

of course you are hon. I'm hoping i'll never be in that postion. (((hugs)))

[marthamoo]

Overwhelmed by the response - thanks, guys. I'm OK, I feel I am not entitled to grieve, as such, because we didn't really know him. But we know BIL so well obviously - so are always hearing about his brother in the RAF, and his dd (especially with her being the same age as ds1) and BIL and SIL's house is full of pictures of his niece, as well as pictures of our two ds's. It's just such a waste - I keep thinking of how I would possibly tell my child that their Daddy wasn't coming home Thanks FF, too, you are so kind, but we are OK really - just very, very sad.

Thanks all xxx

[Blu]

Oh, marthamoo.
So sorry, so sad. Poor little girl.

[munnzieb]

oh honey, my thoughts and prays are with you all.

[soapbox]

Marthamoo - What a horrid thing to happen - my thoughts are with you and your family at this awfully sad time, especially his DD

[essbee]

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[Gobbledigook]

So sorry

[lou33]

really sorry to hear your news, moo

[Merlot]

So sorry for you Marthamoo

[mammya]