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Located on a remote portion of land along the southern shore of Groom Lake, approximately eighty-three miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, is a top secret U.S. military installation known as Area 51. Since its construction in 1955, a numerical quandary has left many a conspiracy theorist scratching their head and wondering, "What exactly does the '51′ in Area 51 refer to?" The answer has less to do with alien autopsies than with mundane land surveying.
A cryptonym is a secret name or code word that usually relates to a classified military operation. Most notably, the Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, has used code names to reference people, operations and other agencies since it was established in 1947. Hoping to attract workers to the base to begin testing on the new U-2 Spy Plane, Area 51 was originally named Paradise Ranch. However, this blissful alias soon gave way to its more famous, cryptic code name.
The number 51 refers to the grid, or parcel of land, that the secret military base sits on. Maps dating back to the 1950s mark the area of land surrounding Groom Lake, approximately 6 miles north-to-south by 10 miles east-to-west, as Area 51. A small nuclear testing site located just to the north is called Area 13 – also named for the stretch of land it occupies. So the numeral does not designate the 51st flying saucer found in Nevada, nor anything else related to extraterrestrials.
If this post has got you in a conspiracy state of mind, find out the meaning behind the word "Illuminati" here.
1 for human body and 5 for hand
hello open ness and flush plants and send my ssa hello im in greeley co 9703243041 that that other person take off mirrored internet get someone to get thisds hit stright
5 faces in phyramid get this 5 faces together 51
There is an area nicknamed area 52. It's the
Tonopah test range
It's the 51st state. There reverse engeiring time and space travel from alien RND.
I think that the reason they dont deny the alien conspiricies is because if people keep thinking that then it makes a good cover up for human expermentation or very contoversial science such as bioweapons…..
something to think about…..
Could it be area 51 because there are 50 states?
i think area 51 is named so because as all things set up by our government have symbolism in it the 51 is biblically aligned to chapters 5(royal priesthood and kings) and chapter 1(The Lamb of God/Jesus) in revelations. they would rule over his kingdom forever. Also representative of 5(priests/kings) 1(won) as in they won and are in heaven over us ruling and judging. I have been studying my craft for over 9 years now in symbolism and other like things and have come to see the meaning behind alot of things our government and entertainment industry have set up and its no surprise that this just so happens to fit. anyways just thought id clear that up. maybe its true maybe its not but 100 coincidences repeatedly by my study seems hard to exclude something like this. call it what you want but Gods kingdom reigns and as the bible says "all to the glory of God". id love to hear what others think of this or see if it turns any lights on in your thoughts on the matter.
Correlation is not causation.
Quack quack
you know with all my years of research, i think your name ghost ride clearly means that you are a ghost and you do not really exist. i also feel as if you can go in and tell us whats in there.
I think it means that there are aria's 1-51.it said that there was aria 13 right north of it.
There are a many "Areas" in The Nevada Test Site. Area 51 just happens to be the one where the secret test base is. They run consecutively. All very plain and boring with no conspiracy at all.
I know right
A word to the wise is enough
I wonder how you go about getting a job there?
You has to work at milatry
Has area 51 created sub species and or super humans?? And why can't the people of the world know whats going on in there? I would like to be amazed by the stuff I've heard to be true.
I wish i could find out whats going on in there
Aliens ufos and
im doing a project on Area 51 and idk what to say about it its ver hard
It is hidden from Us because its a TOP SECRET !!!….And By the way if they tell the World so there will be World Panic…. MAy be They are researching on Alein or Future Technology….
it is very interesting…..now i'd learn a lot of knowing if where is come from…
Hmmm…interesting. I would have called it Area 66 after Order 66 in Star Wars.
the number 66 is accually symbolic of the 66 books of the bible yet another symbolism that is set for the glory of God. as i stated in a previous comment on the other thread. thats why they names route 66 route 66 its a path you follow when you take on the christian life. 66 books that we learn from and follow so yeah why not name it route 66. to many coincidences to be dismissed. i see it everywhere. look for the number 22 you will see it everywhere. it just so happens to be the last chapter of revelations. 23 is another number 2nd and 3rd chapters of revelations. the stuff is everywhere and it is designed so.
Human brains see patterns. It's not everywhere u just notice it because humans brains try to find patterns to justify their thinking. It's what helps us survive but sometimes it's mundane like"terrible things happens in 3′s"… They don't you just look for three things to support the theory.
thats awsome i want to know where they really wanted to go
51="Photo 51″=First captured image about human DNA
Photo 51 is the nickname given to an X-ray diffraction image of DNA taken by Raymond Gosling in May 1952 under the direction of Rosalind Franklin at King's College London in Sir John Randall's group. It was critical evidence in identifying the structure of DNA.
What general classified that base? It's so obvious that what's there. All these top secret employees taking about it. No wonder they end up dead in hotel rooms with no evidence of them. Also how do you know that? DNA x-Ray maybe but that's not in a nutshell. Peru has that 51 as a area code and you can call Peru from Peru Is that a more important reason for the facility not exist and the employees not to because of a area code change done. It's really a no brainer what it is. A ship from God knows where painted and marked with a US flag. A dead hopie or Alien anus astruded dead in a air hanger. As well if it was declassified and the public could know. Who would be surprised at all. Those employees boss must get ticked off about that because Top secret as far as that has to be a multi colored clover on it. Nitro or specs might explain how much squril tail is there in the world. Wait till the truth about all the employees gets exposure. Since they all have chicken feet and Fox tails.
Ok this may be very weird a week ago I found tied old vintage folder with old maps California, san Francisco, Sacramento, new Mexico all have different years from1953-1957 then open one saying March 8th 1955 which is scary because march 8th is my birthday it was a map that said ROSWELL March 8th 1955 section2 then has a list of names buttt I'm scared it has black mold on it was hard to breathe
maybe, its cause in 1851 or 1951, they were starting tests on non-human intelligence, and they were based in the 51st place on the map, so they just renamed themselves to 'Area 51′? it all makes sense to them, so not to worry people, just hope to end up there someday!
hey jake just google earth it.
area 51is a cover up for area 61 ………..ever herd of it …..i dont think so ………………………………..??????
It's called area 51 because the Bavarian Illuminati were founded on May 1 or (51) 1776. It's a Illuminati base.
as i posted in another comment earlier this may shed some light for you my friend since you say its illuminati. have a gander at this info
i think area 51 is named so because as all things set up by our government have symbolism in it the 51 is biblically aligned to chapters 5(royal priesthood and kings) and chapter 1(The Lamb of God/Jesus) in revelations. they would rule over his kingdom forever. Also representative of 5(priests/kings) 1(won) as in they won and are in heaven over us ruling and judging. I have been studying my craft for over 9 years now in symbolism and other like things and have come to see the meaning behind alot of things our government and entertainment industry have set up and its no surprise that this just so happens to fit. anyways just thought id clear that up. maybe its true maybe its not but 100 coincidences repeatedly by my study seems hard to exclude something like this. call it what you want but Gods kingdom reigns and as the bible says "all to the glory of God". id love to hear what others think of this or see if it turns any lights on in your thoughts on the matter.
Quack quack
I think Areaa 51 Is named Because is there something which hass to be revealed in future like In : 2052 or 52 century…..
And as we already have heard about 2050 will be the year which will change the Human life with technology…so May be it about that What happend after it in 2051 means AREA 51 !!!
May be It means that there are 651 secrets now they have 52 secrets…….
were is area 51 and haw can i get to it pleace
may be there's a number's of secrets on of them is ILL not sure those missing number have secret words they call book of secret people there in area 51 are no communicate to each others there just doing there job they have plenty of secret even the bloodline got a secret when you are part of the test subject of the area other people say those secret will come out soon but for me secret its still a secret and that secret will never be come out in area 51 they have a piece of UFO or anything what they call that's still a secret they choice the land for tests subject unit class s4 underground military base over deep higher than liberty and there a dual long massive highway some believe they are transporting flying disk under that base and may be those number are the number of floor's or s1 to s52
Area 51 one I been in there before
Its creepy maybe aliens are there (faints)
i dont think that the 51 is just a number
Superb Post!!! I have spent so much time with your post to gain info,That's really a very effective and informative post,Thanks for share………………………
@ kmw1224:
did you actually think about your comment before typing???
anyway, i believe in extra-terrestrial life and often quote Calvin and Hobbes;
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
out of all the planets in the universe, why come to earth? then again, why not… in my opinion, humans are extremely self-centered in terms of thinking evil aliens are going to attack us. i understand why, the humbling idea of an infinite, or at least vast, universe is relatively new. intelligent life on other planets is most likely just as curious and terrified of the idea of us as we are of the idea of them. but i digress. as i stated. i believe in extra-terrestrial life. this could range from single-cells to hyperspace travelers such as those creations of Douglas Adams. the odds that any of the above have ever visited our small planet are nearly immeasurable, however such an occurrence is extremely possible. whether or not such specimens are held in this base remains to be seen (or not seen as the case may be).
if it's a secret area why did they snitch
@joanne i understand how you feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great information….
Great thanks for sharing….
very good question though. now that you brought it. i have to think of that too.
My mom had to keep secrets about her job from me and it never bothered me. Everyone understood that that's the way it has to be. And those that don't, don't belong with someone who has that kind of job. That kind of secret government stuff isn't what really wrecks families/marriages @masonj910 What wrecks those relationships is the people in it not communicating and not trusting or betraying trust. I figure government secrets being blamed was just easy to do and if not they are just being too paranoid (not trusting).
I knew this since I was a kid. Easy stuff. Guess that's how it is when you grow up in a little town centered around one of the country's top national laboratories.
Maybe the people from area 51 abduct citizens! Then commit horrible experiments on them! Or maybe aliens are just chillin' down there. Or maybe it's the iluminatti. You never know…
Area 51…..really…wow that makes sense why its called Area 51. As far as what is going on there…why does anyone care? UFO's….testing military equipment….nukes….its Nevada…..a perfect place…remote location….and close to an Air Force Base. It's not like they are going to test military equipment in Florida or Texas. No one needs to know especially us who don't work there, and the rest of a world that goes on there. Its a secret facility for testing military equipment. We don't need the Iranians or N. Koreans to know what we are building. There are many facilities in the US that no one needs to know about. They have always tested Nukes in the Mojave Desert…remote…away from everyone else. There is a bombing range out there too. We can all guess who runs it or why it was leaked? ….DOD, NSA, CIA, DOE….Private Companies, no one cares. Obviously, there are disclosures as there are in any company….its called proprietary information. I don't believe there are UFO's or Aliens…they were probably testing some crazy aircraft or something and it crashed….that's why they call it testing. They probably got all sort of crazy inventions and its in the US…..thank god…I live in the US and this facility isn't in Iran. I'd be freakin' out. Of course we pay for this….just like anything else. And what the government spends their money on or private contractors spend their money….let them….Restricted Airspace….it's all over the place…..above all military installations….the White House….you name it…its probably restricted. Conspiracy Theories are too funny and who cares. Just be glad you live in the US.
i have alot of fantasies about area 51 and i think i am an alien
any way…. they are keeping the secrets fro themselfs ….Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.[1][2]
The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), formerly called the Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR). Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 186 miles (300 km) southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).[3][4]
Though the name Area 51 is used in official CIA documentation,[5] other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch,[6][7] Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake,[8] and most recently Homey Airport.[9] The area is part of the Nellis Military Operations Area, and the restricted airspace around the field is referred to as (R-4808N),[10] known by the military pilots in the area as "The Box" or "the Container".[11]
The facility is not a conventional airbase, as frontline operational units are not normally deployed there. It instead appears to be used for highly classified military/defense Special Access Programs (SAP), which are unacknowledged publicly by the government, military personnel, and defense contractors. Its mission may be to support the development, testing, and training phases for new aircraft weapons systems or research projects. Once these projects have been approved by the United States Air Force or other agencies such as the CIA, and are ready to be announced to the public, operations of the aircraft are then moved to a normal air force base. The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government did not even acknowledge until July 14, 2003,[12] has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.[7][13]
the sad thing is we pay taxes part of those taxes go to pay for things at area 51 buildings,tests,equipment,weapons etc. and we are paying for something that we cant go near or see and if we do they are authorized to use lethal force on us and soldiers,workers, and scientists working there during the 50s and 60s had family problems like divorce cause they would be gone all the time and be at area 51 come back and would have to lie to there wives and family and the wives probly thought there husbands were cheating or sumthing so there must be a pretty big punishment for revealing all that stuff
Area 51 was created in 1951 hence area 51. They put it in that spot because there was a soviet "UFO" that crashed there. It was believed to have mutated 13 year old kids in it.
Hey Daniel Cartwright….i second your uncle's thought about The moon landing been shot in hollywood. I saw the documentary. Its insane. you might wanna torrentz it too…
You are all wrong the name remember utantms (forbidden to say scram bled)
You don't have to go to area 51 to find E.T.'s. We had one in the office. She was a receptionist. She looked human, but there was something about her not quite right.
I commented to a co-worker( as a joke). After that she was gone without a trace.
Maybe she knew that I knew something, and decided to quit her job as receptionist.
This is probably a coincidence, but she sure was a strange one.
I'm going to say that area 51 owes credit for it's reputation to the many years it's been circulating. The more time that passes, the jucier the Reputation will be, wether it's about aliens, or so called top secret weapon testing, or just an ice cream shop. Honestly, if it is weapon testing, I believe We The People (u.s.a. citizens) have the right to know whats going on out there. It may be detramental to one's health yet we know nothing about it. The general public doesn't even really care what's going on out there. It's kind of sad to see people living here, yet being so carefree with the land they live in. The government lies no matter where you are. Wether it be to protect their people or harm their people to benifit themselves. Honestly, If you have millions upon millions of people's live in your hands… how could you make a decision without sacrafices? Just sayin.
To answer your questions, Area 51 is a remote testing facility that supports and tests developmental military aircraft and weapons. The government mostly kept this base a secret because of foreign relations tensions, with Russia and the Middle East mostly. The refused to acknowledge Area 51 so that any 'secret weapons or aircraft' could be kept that- a secret. The airspace over Area 51 is restricted because of the testing that goes on. No ordinary Joe Blow really knows what exactly is tested there, but there' been talk of sonar jamming equipment, remote weapons detonation, etc. that could severely hinder military or commercial aircraft that happened to pass over. There have been no reports of any accident involving unrelated planes crashing due to testing in military testing in Area 51, but I suppose that's all part of the mystery -KE
We all know that area 51 is just a cover up, the truth is that the extraterrestrials are taken to a secret base called area 52.
And I thought it had to do with me having been born in Limón on 1955 and that 51 in Roman numerals is written LI, the first syllable for Limón… oh well, there goes one theory!
Of course, Area 51 pales by comparison to Area 31, the TOP SECRET, ULTRA HUSH-HUSH, FOR-YOU-EYES-ONLY, READ-MEMORIZE-AND-DESTROY research facility for B_askin-R_obbins, where aliens help the ice-cream maker develop new, addictive flavors pursuant to world domination, under the project code name, "Taste Buds of Doom."
SPOILER ALERT: Look out for (BUT DON'T GO NEAR THEM–NOT EVEN A LITTLE PINK SAMPLE SPOONFUL) these flavors, coming soon to a strip mall in YOUR neighhborhood:
Alien Ameretto (it tastes sort of like ameretto, but it makes you allergic to mascara, french fries, and television, to weaken you resistance),
Martian Maple (it is sort of green, like pistachio, but it makes you glow in the dark so the alien abduction get-away saucer can find you at night),
and, LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
Extra-Terrestrial Toffee (don't even ask what that one does to you, but do know what it feels like to be a tracking dog sniffing after a stolen shipment of formaldehyde still missing three years after the freshness expiration date?).
Bon Appetite, all you cosmic guinea pigs. Remember, a lab rat's day is never done!!
D_a_m_n! Gotta Go! My phone is ringing. Can't they ever call me from Starcluster 127 when it ISN'T dinnertime!
im not sure if aliens exist or not .. if they do it could explain why technology evolved so fast in the 20th century … however heres what i wanna know why keep it a secret ? ( racism , kkk, oppression, slavery… never mind) another thing if everyone knows about area 51 why is it such a conspiracy im pretty sure if the government wanted to hide something ( even a huge piece of land) they would do a better job … maybe area 51 is a cover for a much more top secret base …. dum dum dum … just poking fun ;P thnks for the info
The numeric '51′ is similar to the alphabetic 'SI' (Space Invaders).
Lethal force is authorized if you tread beyond the gates without permission.
In England we would never have such secret places. We are fair minded and open people and have a very open government who never lie to us. On the other hand it may be that we are so small a country and have so many extra millions that there is no room for secret places.
People who believe in Area 51 should be rounded up and shot
I Thought that place was just in movies.I was wrong.
i once went in area 51 IN GTA SAN ANDREAS the cops were shotting my helicopter
Nellis AFB is broken into Areas. Yucca Mountain is in Area 25. Went there with a group of geologists when it was being tunneled out in the mid 1990s. On the tour, they told us how in the 1960s and 1970s, fission-powered rockets for the space program were tested there. A pity that Congress nixed rocketry like that in the late 1980s. We'd be exploring the outer solar system by now.
hm… okay… actually clive it seems to me that kat had the first comment about 1hr and 20 min before you did.
hm… doesnt seem to me as to how that makes it 51 but okay… actually clive it seems to me that kat had the first comment about 1hr and 20 min before you did.
Hey its got nuthin to with the partial of land or the area it is supposedly located. The fact is there are 52 cards in a full deck of cards ; The reason they call this "Area 51″ is because they are not playing with a full deck. Afterall, if it was a top secret base, why would you know about it? That would mean it is NOT Top Secret if you know where it is and you think you know what is goin on inside. Get real. This is a base that they use to subside those idiots who think they can spy on our "Alien Connection" The only connection they have is their childish whims and their desire to put themslves on a five second soap box of fame. It is called "51″ because anyone who thinks this is real is just like those smart donkey officers that know it isn't. It is not a full deck you're playin with if you think this is really a "top secret" facility. Believe me, my brother works for the military and if this were a top secret base, these anal donkeys takin the pictures would not be alive to show what they got. So grow up an leave this Military hoax for the children.
Area 51 because the name "PARADISE RANCH" wouldn't sell t–shirts to fat white people named Bueford with 35mm cameras hanging around their neck and resting against the beach ball they call a stomach.
Amy Davidson (8 Simple Rules) is a smokin' hottie!
WOW! I didn't know that! Thats really CREEPY! I wish it were called Area "101″ because of my old fav teen show Zoey 101!
Boooooooooo! I liked it better when I didn't know what the '51′ was for. Dang you learning!
yea well if you accidentaly enter in the wrong gate the will jump your ass trust me it aint fun when your in a interigation room being asked why you trasspassed
Here are some of the information I gathered..
1.Everyone who works at Area 51, whether military or civilian, must sign an oath agreeing to keep everything a secret.
2.June 24, 1947, was the day the term flying saucer entered the American vocabulary.Kenneth Arnold reported sighting a UFO while piloting his private plane over Washington state (the Army actually admitted that they had recovered the remains of an unidentified flying object–but quickly retracted their statement).
3.In 1987, a man named Robert Lazar shocked the world when he went on television claiming to have been part of an operation that worked on alien technology
4.The most extreme theories about aliens at Area 51 state that not only are aliens here on Earth, they're running the show.
-According to them, the government has agreed to allow aliens to abduct people at will, experiment on helpless citizens and even grind people up into a paste that is later smeared onto EBEs as a source of nutrition.
Here are some of the information I gathered..
1.Everyone who works at Area 51, whether military or civilian, must sign an oath agreeing to keep everything a secret.
2.June 24, 1947, was the day the term flying saucer entered the American vocabulary.Kenneth Arnold reported sighting a UFO while piloting his private plane over Washington state (the Army actually admitted that they had recovered the remains of an unidentified flying object–but quickly retracted their statement).
3.In 1987, a man named Robert Lazar shocked the world when he went on television claiming to have been part of an operation that worked on alien technology
4.The most extreme theories about aliens at Area 51 state that not only are aliens here on Earth, they're running the show.
-According to them, the government has agreed to allow aliens to abduct people at will, experiment on helpless citizens and even grind people up into a paste that is later smeared onto EBEs as a source of nutrition.
There is a certain, sweet romanticism to calling this stretch of arid, sun-scorched flatland, "Paradise Ranch." Who said the military lacks imagination?
Presumably, when the area is de-commissioned, it will become a condominium development, when doubtlessly it will once again be called, "Paradise Ranch." By then, it will have become a suburb of Las Vegas. Location, location, location ! ! !
51 FLAVORS OF iCECREAM?
Why did they build it there? Why not in the middle of some desert or in a forest?
I was just reading the Black Book of Buried Secrets and they said this was a Lucian area. :p
How do they hire people to work there?
1.What exactly goes on in this installation?
2. Why did the government alternatively acknowledge and deny its existence until the 1990s?
3.Why is the airspace over it so restricted that even military aircraft are forbidden from flying through it?
–hope somebody can answer this..
You know, it could be called area 51 cause its the 51st state or something…
Paradise Ranch? Groom Lake? A match made in Heaven for a gathering place for the Rapture, Oui? Woof.
[...] 'Paradise Ranch', you say that they called it. — Perhaps, it's the 'rapture' be there. — What a wonderful place to be free. — On 'Groom Lake' you say, a match made in heaven — and 13 nukular where? — We wonder where is area seven? — What a Great and Vast, Beautiful Country. — A place of freedom to say and think as you wish. — The Why Media's great — to consolidate fate — and manipulate fashion and Dish. –>>L.T.Rhyme [...]
Cool. I guess I always took the "51″ for granted. I never wondered what it stood for. Thanks for the info!
Why did they pick that piece of land to occupy?
Clearer minded me.
Thanks to the explantion.
: )
Because it's May Day!
That might be true.
Like in Jeremiah 51?
P.S. The last one is there because Al Gore once said he created the internet, March 9, 1999, during an interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN. Exact Quote:
But it will emerge from my dialogue with the American people. I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years. During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
This message was posted for the sole purpose of the extraction of doubt from the reading peoples hereof.
Conspiracy Theorists are funny….My uncle is one (so its loads of fun when he visits from San Diego and we're at the dinner table). Some examples; "The government is run by extremist Jewish people", "The Moon Landing was shot in Hollywood", and oh, my favorite; "Al Gore did create the internet, it wasn't a collaboration between the Military and the Scientific Community".
What about the grid does the number 51 refer to, exactly?
but i think it is called that because it might be there 51th place they made
wow me have first commet yay!
Just hope area 51 people don't read this
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Very interesting game.
Report and more pics in main page.link
Hope you enjoy!
Now, that's my kind of game! Thanks
Why convert it to D&D, rather than use any of the available Warhammer rules?
WOW! That is awesome! Thanks for posting that Tango!
Happy you had enjoy it boys!.
Awesome looking set-up!
Very nice layout. Great figure painting too. Inspiring indeed. Thanks for sharing.
Beats my rushed Dungeon for a club game last week hands down.. link
who makes those demon/bat creatures? Awesome painting by the way
That guy's blog just got favorited. What an awesome job! Thanks for the find, Armand.
Glad you had enjoy it my friends!.
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Set before and during the Great War, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.
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"Fantastic narration of a modern classic"
Samuel West's immaculate narration is the perfect gloss to one of the top books of the 90s and one of my personal favourites of all time. Obviously, if you have read the book before, then an abridged audio version is never going to be quite the same but, if you haven't, then you should find this presentation highly compelling and the abridgements are not apparant. It's a great story, impeccably researched and delivered with care. 4 stars is much as I can give an abridged book, and this earns each of them.
"Very Moving"
Birdsong depicts the close-up horrors of war better than any book I've ever read. The love story at the beginning was totally overshadowed by the scenes of battle (and in fact, it seemed rather unnecessary and digressive). A beautifully written novel, andt the narrator did it justice.
"Magnificent Narration of a Great Book"
I've listened to Peter Firth's wonderful narration of the Unabridged Version before and absolutely love this grand and passionate war story.
This version, however, delighted (or moved, to be exact) me even more. Samuel West's extraordinarily smoothing voice brought me into deep thought or let me burst into tears so spontaneously that I can't help feeling being part of the story.
Yet the loss of certain details in this abridged version is quite upsetting, especially the part where Stephen and Weir decided whether or not to kill a bird in the tunnel, or the soldiers singing the chessy ballad together to celebrate their being alive. After all, it's the details that impressed me the most when I first read it.
"War book"
The narrator did a fine job, and if you love Faulks you'll love this book - however I am not a huge fan of "war stories", so there were parts of this book that didn't work for me. However the narration style is calm, quiet, almost sad - which plays well with the tone of the story.
"Not a fan"
You will love this book if you like historical novels.
You will love this book if you want to know what trench warfare was like.
The narrator was excellent.
I am not sure how I made it through the story, but in the end found no enjoyment.
"Solid Period Piece"
This would make a great movie. It has a little bit of a Lifetime-feel to it but solid and interesting.
"Deep and touching"
Incredible performance by Samuel West.
Very touching story. Probably the best book I've listened to so far.
Can't wait to read other Faulks books.
"Poignant story of love, passion, and war."
Wiring that rips your heart out. Almost felt like l was in the trenches. Breathless.
What a beautiful story. Loved Samuel West narration but without Sebastian Faukls writing I don't think this story would have been as beautiful as it was. Sad, yes, prosed nicely, yes, real, yes, captivating, yes. To be fair, I thought the first hour was a rather wishy washy love story, but then once they get into the trenches, wow, what a good book. I have been told the movie is very well done, so straight to get a copy of that to watch. Worth every minute listening to.
"Good read for Book Group"
We read this for book group. I liked it more as the story went on, but found it less than plausible in the beginning. I thought the war scenes were much stronger than the love scenes!
This is an excellent book very well written and narrated. Sebastian Faulks captures the atmosphere of the first world war trench warfare perfectly.
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This abridgement is awful. Despite Samuel West's excellent efforts, what is a very good book in print becomes a dull and uninspiring listen. Sam manages to bring something of the original to the last hour, but the previous 300 minutes are pretty tedious.
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This is one of my favourite books of all time. A wonderful novel. After I finished this book for the first time, i ached for the characters i missed them so much. This would have been a five, but it is only an abridged version. Read the book and just get this to remind you how great this story is.................
"A moving and Passionate book"
Very well narrated. You will feel tears of joy, sadness and horror through this very well written book. I really enjoyed the way the author described feelings. Very moving. Metaphorically speaking: It felt to me like the forbidden love was being punished by the war that followed. Or perhaps the separation of that Love caused the war.
My only regret is that I did not purchased the unabridged version elsewhere. Audibly only had the abridge version.
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I'm aware of all the wonderful reviews this book has received but I found it quite dull at parts. It was touching but too depressing. The end was great though. This is the first audiobook I have listened to and I found it quite difficult.
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
oh, and it's may 2
--you, this invisible world of strangers and friends who have listened and read and made me feel like my story is worth telling.
my father died this morning.
i don't have many details -- he was ill with cancer, but still up and about and receiving treatment and living and hoping. this was, is, a terrible shock.
i mean, for fuck's sake, i'm in the middle of telling that story, i can't believe i (and my sisters and my family and my friends) have yet another story to tell. already.
thank you all for being my audience and for grounding me. i'll be back soon. when i have words.
* * * * * *
update: if not words, i can at least offer a couple pictures
Dad playing NTN. Sort of his natural habitat...
I love this picture of my dad and sister (Sam) dancing at my wedding. It was a lovely wedding. It was a lovely dance.
160 comments:
- Anonymous12:09 PM, May 02, 2006
i don't know you and never will, but i'm crying with you. my condolences (and thank you for posting-it's very kind of you to share your grief with us.)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:09 PM, May 02, 2006
I've been reading your blog for a while and I think you are an amazing and funny writer. I have been opening your blog at least a few times a day to check to see if you had updated because your story is so touching.ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry to hear about your father. We'll be thinking about you!
I am so sorry to hear of your loss.ReplyDelete
I only just found your site yesterday, and I want to tell everyone in the world to read it.
I hope that things go as smmothly as they can for you during this hard time.
Hang in there, I know that I am not the only one who is sending well wishes your way.
My god - that's terrible. My deepest sympathies to you and your family.ReplyDelete
Kristy, I'm so sorry. I really enjoyed your Father's contributions to this blog. I'm shocked. I don't really know what to say right now except my thoughts go out to you and yours and if you need anything, you know how to reach me. I'll be thinking of you N~ReplyDelete
I can't help but think there is a beautiful aspect to this irony. you have been taking us on an incredible journey of emotional growth and empowerment these past couple of weeks, including resolving some issues with your father. Something you might not have otherwise have done if not for sharing your story with us.
You have my deepest sympathies on your loss. I'm sure your father was as proud of your as your IIFs are.
Be strong.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I've been reading along with your story and it's touched me in so many ways and made me re-examine so many things in my life. You'll never know what it's meant to me. I know it doesn't make up for your loss, but I hope it helps a tiny bit.ReplyDelete
My deepest sympathies.ReplyDelete
Deepest, deepest condolences, sweetheart. Feel our love from miles away, ok?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:27 PM, May 02, 2006
your stories have always captivated me. this one devastates me. i'm so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry. It came through in his comments how proud he was of you.
Please know that many of us out here in IIF land (and your West Coast community) are sending you love and support. You and your family are definitely in my thoughts.
- Anonymous12:31 PM, May 02, 2006
I have been following your story, along with so many others, and living it along with you. I've seen many comments from readers that explain how your memories bring back so many of their own from similiar circumstances. Yet, at this point in my life, I have not lost a parent, nor have I been divorced (or married yet, for that matter). Instead, what your story brings to me is this reminder of what we have when we have it...how precious life is and how much it needs to be cherished.ReplyDelete
At this point of my life, I can not imagine losing a parent. That is a pain I don't quite know how I will endure. The candid sharing of your story makes me realize that we find strength in ourselves when we might possibly think there is nothing left...a strength that allows us to get through those things that we never thought we could.
Sounds like once again, you will have to dig deep inside and find it...we'll be here when you come back.
Oh Kristy, I'm so sorry.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.ReplyDelete
Oh Kristy, I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you and your family.ReplyDelete
amberance read my mind, and said exactly what i thought when i read your post...ReplyDelete
if there's anything you would happen to need from/in north carolina, please let me know. otherwise, you are on the mind of this loyal iif.
- Hayley12:42 PM, May 02, 2006
None of us have the words, but our hearts, prayers, and minds are with you...we love you.ReplyDelete
My condolences to you and your family. I am so sorry.ReplyDelete
So sorry to hear that K.ReplyDelete
Your IIF,
- Anonymous12:43 PM, May 02, 2006
so sorry kristi..ReplyDelete
- stephanieayn12:44 PM, May 02, 2006
Kristi - I am so sorry to hear of this loss. I can only echo what else has written here regarding your story, your bravery in telling it and your ability to make me cry without knowing me.ReplyDelete
Sending much love and support your way.
So very sorry. My thoughts are with you. There are not words, but we're all here to support you and listen/read. Take your time. We'll wait until you're ready.ReplyDelete
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I can not tell you how sorry I am for your loss. Bless you.ReplyDelete
My condolences to you and your family.ReplyDelete
It's my sincere hope that imaginary friends can bring real comfort at such a difficult time.ReplyDelete
My thoughts are with you.
Oh my God, K. I am so, so sorry.ReplyDelete
I, too, hope that your IIFs--emphasis on the Friend rather than on the Imaginary--can bring real comfort at a time like this. As an IIF who feels blessed to "know" you, I can stress that our feelings of love and support are very, very real. We love you, kristy. Our condolences to you. And your family.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:55 PM, May 02, 2006
You are in my thoughts and prayers.ReplyDelete
God Bless You.
K -ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry. Reading your last set of entries has had me emotionally whacked out myself, reminding me of my father's death..3 years ago on Monday. It's hard, but you know that. Just know that you really aren't alone, and let yourself feel what you need to feel.
Again, I'm just so very sorry.
- Anonymous1:01 PM, May 02, 2006
I'm so, so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I'm absolutely stricken by your loss. It seems like such a cruel blow, especially coming on the heels of your recent blog stories about painful and confusing parts of your life story. I'm so very sorry. Just from the glimpses I've seen of your dad's personality via your blog, I enjoyed getting to know him.ReplyDelete
Best wishes to you and your family as you grieve -- from one of thousands of IIFs.
Oh, K, I'm so sorry. My prayers are with you.ReplyDelete
Sending love to you and your sisters. xoxoReplyDelete
I don't know what to say!! I'm so sorry! I'll pray for all of you! Let someone in the family know the details when you get them!
Your dad was indeed an interesting, extrodinary and amazing person. Everytime I hear the Jepoardy theme song or see a trivia game, your dad's face is the first thing I see. We'll miss him!
Love you, Calla
So sorry to hear about your loss, you and your fam be in my thoughts and prayers.ReplyDelete
You, your family, and your friends are in my thoughts and prayers during this time...ReplyDelete
At the risk of sounding too religous (i'm not really) or clique... I'm sure he's sad to leave you and your sisters behind... but overjoyed to see your mom again.
May the throughts of your friends keep you warm inside during this trying time.
- Anonymous1:30 PM, May 02, 2006
Long time reader, first time commenting, but your news compelled me to say something. My thoughts are with you during this time - I'm so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
God, K, I don't know what to say. My thoughts are with you and your family.ReplyDelete
oh no.ReplyDelete
i'm so sorry, i wish there was something more to do or say.
if it offers any comfort, his support and love of you lives forever here, as a character and as a reader.
All along I had a lot of words... of agreement, of encouragment, and I had a lot of laughter. Cause I'm there (with the rocky marriage stuff now) and I know laughing at ourselves is a secret strength.ReplyDelete
Now, I have no words, but I have tears. I haven't had tears yet. I was too numb. You know the numb, its coming back for a visit. Hopefully a short one.
Hugs and love and thoughts and more hugs..
K -ReplyDelete
my thoughts and prayers are with you in this terrible time. Know that you are loved -
Kristy, I'm so sorry. I wish I was better at knowing what to say, but I'm not, so please just know that my thoughts are with you and your family right now. You are very much beloved by your IIF's, and I know many of us are crying with you today.ReplyDelete
I'm so, so sorry.ReplyDelete
I'm so, so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
My thoughts are with you and your family.
I am so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry. I know that there are no words. My thoughts are with you, toots.
I am SOVERY sorry. Be strong.ReplyDelete
- sweetone2:09 PM, May 02, 2006
kristy! no!ReplyDelete
oh my god.
i am so sorry.
will email you.
i am so, so sorry.
i'm so sorry for your loss. what a heartbreak. i'm a very quiet iif, but i'll be thinking of you and holding your family in my practice.ReplyDelete
Oh Kristy:ReplyDelete
You have my love and support. Thinking about you and your family.
Love you,
Oh for fuck's sake! I have no words...except I'm so sorry.ReplyDelete
I'm so, so sorry.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:22 PM, May 02, 2006
i am so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
- firstname.lastname@example.com:28 PM, May 02, 2006
Saying sorry is not nearly enough to relay my condolences on your loss.
Please take care of yourself during this terrible time and remember that we all are here if you need to vent frustrations, anger and emotions.
Although we can't take you into our arms physically I know we are all holding you in our hearts and wishing we could be there to console you.
With deepest sympathy,
Thinking of you today.ReplyDelete
:( So sorry for your loss.
I'm very sorry.ReplyDelete
Sending my deepest and heartfelt condolences. Take care and we'll all be here when you get back.ReplyDelete
Kristy, you have my deepest sympathy- I am so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:50 PM, May 02, 2006
I am so sorry. My condolences to you and your family. :-(ReplyDelete
You have my deepest sympathy. You will be in my prayers along with your whole family.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:57 PM, May 02, 2006
Thank you K, for sharing your story. I've read intently and enjoyed (for want of a better word) reading your honest and heartfelt memories. I'm sorry to hear that you have now lost both of your parents and I wish I had the words to help lessen the pain. Be strong, chin up. We're here for you.ReplyDelete
- jd05053:01 PM, May 02, 2006
Oh, Kristy. I just...I don't have any more words than anyone else, more than just to say that we love you. Take as long as you need; we'll be here.ReplyDelete
You and your whole family are in my thoughts and in my prayers.
Kristy, I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.ReplyDelete
I am at a loss for words. I am just so sorry.
K - I just lost my dad two weeks ago. It was a funny thing - he had been ill for awhile, but he was a tough bastard (I say that with pride) and we were all just so sure he would beat it. And he seemed like he *was* beating it - and then he just died, very suddenly. And even though I knew this could happen, I could never have imagined how much it would tear me up and just make me question every part of my life. I'm so, so sorry for you. I hope you are getting the support you need to make it through this difficult time.ReplyDelete
Kristy, my condolences. As a regular reader and infrequent poster, I've been following your story over the past couple of weeks and as you so rightly say, you now have another one to tell sometime.ReplyDelete
I'm very sorry.
- Liz H.4:00 PM, May 02, 2006
Oh Kristy. I am so sad for you and your family. I will be thinking about you frequently. My deepest sympathy.ReplyDelete
*hug* *hug* *hug*
Kristy, I am so so sorry to hear this news. I don't believe in coincidences. I believe there is a reason you were in the middle of telling that story at this time. Saying a prayer for you and your family...ReplyDelete
*hugs* I'm so sorry.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:18 PM, May 02, 2006
K, you and your family are in my warmest thoughts.ReplyDelete
And please keep writing this story and your other stories. Even if you don't share them with us, your legion of IIFs, please keep writing your way through this. It will save you. Hell, it will save all of us.
- Anonymous4:25 PM, May 02, 2006
k, I am so sorry for your loss. Just when you've opened up so much to all of us, I can't believe that you have this added to your plate now. My thoughts are with you.ReplyDelete
OH MY GOODNESS!! I am so sorry for your loss! My thoughts are with you and your family. **hugs**ReplyDelete
- old_ friend4:52 PM, May 02, 2006
10,000x crapReplyDelete
I would have liked to have met him.
Let yourself get mad.
I"ve loved you forever.
- Anonymous5:00 PM, May 02, 2006
I am also a frequent reader and seldom responder, and like most people here can't offer right words to express how sorry we all are, but I'm posting, because I want you to know exactly how many people are reading this and caring.ReplyDelete
There isn't really anything I can say but I'm sorry. You are in my thoughts in prayers. Take your time, but we'll all be here when you get back.
i'm SO glad your friends (imaginary and real - here in SF at least) got to meet your Dad.
and I'm so glad I got to have you, Ish, Dad & Jane over for a visit -- and, best of all, a round of jeopardy!!
love to you, your sisters, Jane & Kathy.
I cannot fathom what this must be like for you - know that my thoughts, support, and sympathy are finding their way to you.
- Anonymous6:04 PM, May 02, 2006
God bless you, Kristy. You are in my prayers.ReplyDelete
{{HUGS}} from an IIF in Central Illinois.
- San Francisco Knitter6:12 PM, May 02, 2006
I'm so sorry.ReplyDelete
My dad died in January. It's hard.
Hang in there.
- Melissa6:13 PM, May 02, 2006
K - my thoughts are with you. Your stories have clearly shown how close your family is, and I am terribly sorry for your loss. I have enjoyed your father's comments and I think your readers have seen the love he felt for you in every word - whether teasing, understanding, apologetic, commiserating, playful or otherwise. I can't imagine how hard this must be for you, but I hope you find comfort in knowing that you and your family have touched so many of us.ReplyDelete
k, i'm so, so sorry.
i loved seeing your dad's comments here. as one of your other many IIFs said, it was clear he was so proud of you.
so sorry.
I'm just Another Imaginary Internet Friend, but you and your sisters and the rest of your family are truly in my thoughts. This is just awful. I'm so so sorry.ReplyDelete
I am another unknown friend on the other side of the country who has read and been moved. I am so incredibly sorry.ReplyDelete
I can only add to the many comments of condolence and sorrow.ReplyDelete
A toast to a wonderful father who contributed some pretty funny things to your blog and who helped to create such a strong, creative, intelligent and beautiful woman.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
- Anonymous6:30 PM, May 02, 2006
I orginally found your blog through the blog of a friend and ever since, I have been hooked and would check it out maybe weekly. But since you started to tell your story with your mom and David, I was here everyday. I wanted to read more.ReplyDelete
The story sounded oh so like one I know.
When you just posted about your dad, I remember the May 2 date sticking out in your enteries earlier and I had to go find it.
I am so, so sorry for your loss.
My hugs and prayers are being sent your way.
Keep up your wonderful work. You know your dad was so very proud of you.
- Anonymous6:39 PM, May 02, 2006
My deepest condolences to you and your family for this terrible loss.ReplyDelete
K, I'm so so sorry. I'm just beyond sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how you must feel.ReplyDelete
Adding my condolences to the list....I wish I had words of comfort for you. I'll keep you in my thoughts.ReplyDelete
I am so very sorry.ReplyDelete
When you get to the other side of your pain, and you will, you will be left with all of the memories your father gave you over the years. Write them down. Pass them along. Keep him alive in your heart, and in your stories. Take comfort in knowing that there will always be a part of him in you.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You are in all of our thoughts during this time.
There aren't any words or gestures that will help you make sense of this or come out of it sooner, but know that you will come through it. Almost 12 years later, I still cry sometimes for my father, who also died from cancer. But when you get to the other side of the pain, you can start to remember without all the tears. My thoughts are with you.ReplyDelete
92 comments, and mine makes 93. I guess if you didn't already know how much many of us are rivetted by your words, now you do. I hope that in some way, that gives you strength.ReplyDelete
I just keep sitting here saying "No...No...No" to my computer screen.ReplyDelete
I'm so very sorry this has happened to you.
We'll be here when you get back, and we'll take care of you.
Hold on tight.
My condolences for your loss.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:47 PM, May 02, 2006
Thank you for your honesty, your courage and your willingness to share all of this with us.
Peace and comfort to you and your family.
Damn it. I have nothing to say that hasn't been said.ReplyDelete
Please take care of yourself and remember that your friends and family are there for you to lean on and mourn with you.
You are a strong woman, K. Remember that.
Hugs from Portland, Oregon
K, I am so sorry.ReplyDelete
Love to you and your family.
oh man. this just sucks. i am so sorry kristi. just so incredibly sorry. when all of this is over, just let me know if you need a weekend away in monterey at a beautiful and relaxing hotel and spa. i'll get you in in a minute and feed you wonderful food. i am just so incredibly sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I am one of no doubt hundreds of your (usually) silent IIFs, and a great fan of your writing. As others have said before me, it was obvious from his warm and funny comments that your father loved you and was so proud of you. Be strong, and know we're out here thinking of you.ReplyDelete
Prudence in Paris
:::big hug:::ReplyDelete
Kristi, you and your family are in my prayers...
Im so sorry! I have not yet commented because...well...you are such an amazing writer that I fear that my grammer, spelling and lack of imagination are laughable.ReplyDelete
I had to today, though, to tell you that I am sending cyber-support your way.
Dear Heart,ReplyDelete
We are with you.
I cried when I read that post. So sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I don't know what's left to say. I'm so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:26 AM, May 03, 2006
I'm so sorry to read about your loss. I found your website recently and have really admired your strength.
My thoughts are with you.
A fellow escapee of Fairfield County
I'm so, so sorry, Kristy. You have my deepest sympathy.ReplyDelete
{{{Imaginary Internet Hugs}}}
- Anonymous7:35 AM, May 03, 2006
My heart goes out to you. I too am crying at this post as I have at many of your recent posts. There are no words, I am so terribly sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
You know you always have lots of love coming from Seattle from this IIF, and and extra special amount now.ReplyDelete
Add me to the list of imaginary internet friends sending imaginary internet hugs and joining you in your sorrow. Deepest, deepest sympathies to you, K. You're in my thoughts.ReplyDelete
Don't know what else to say- just another IIF who's so sorry for your loss...ReplyDelete
- Kristin8:07 AM, May 03, 2006
i am so so sorry.ReplyDelete
it's weird to feel such a sense of sorrow and sadness for your loss, you being a complete stranger. it's just that i've always (since i found you off of CL) connected to your writing and i've been completely riveted by the story you have been telling for the past week or so. i just feel so sad for what you and your family must be going through right now. i wish you strength in getting through everything to come.
i'm so so sorry.
I lost my Dad a few years ago.ReplyDelete
It takes the breath right out of you.
- Anonymous8:50 AM, May 03, 2006
K - I don't know you and I didn't know your dad. But considering the person you turned into and the loving way you have described him with his humor and support, I keenly feel your loss.ReplyDelete
I know you have lots of real, physical people there to help you. Lean on them, that's what they're there for.
I am so so so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I've been trying to get the words together to express how I feel reading your story and they still haven't come.
But now I cry for you, with you and your family and send goodwill your way.
- Anonymous9:47 AM, May 03, 2006
I'm so sorry for your loss. You have a tremendous number of people sending you good thoughts. My condolences to you and your family.
- Anonymous10:14 AM, May 03, 2006
My deepest sympathy. Sending a hug from Boston MAReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:15 AM, May 03, 2006
ditto on the longtime reader, infrequent poster. so sorry for your loss. i can't wait to read the rest of your story, and i know from what i have read that you have the strength and humor to get through these difficult times. best wishes!ReplyDelete
Always loved that photo.ReplyDelete
Have one similar with him dancing wtih YOU that night. He looks just as proud and just as happy.
- Anonymous10:53 AM, May 03, 2006
I am deeply sorry for your sweet little heart. My heart is breaking for you. Please let us know where to send flowers or donations in memory of your father.ReplyDelete
~Tonya from Oakland
i am so sorry for your loss. my heart sunk when i read this post. you and your family will be in my thoughts.
- Anonymous11:07 AM, May 03, 2006
I could say all of the things we normally say in a moment like this, but in all honesty your Mom and Dad are together now... not today or even tomorrow, but soon you'll realize it's our own selfishness to keep them here with us that makes us sad...ReplyDelete
I'm sorry if I made you mad with my comment.. God ease your pain...
kristy, thinking of you ...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:50 PM, May 03, 2006
I read this post yesterday, just minutes after you posted it, but like others, do not have the words to express my sorrow.ReplyDelete
I can tell you that I have shed some tears for you and your family....
I can tell you that although my friends and family have never heard of you, nor read your blog, I told just a fraction of your story to them to explain my sorrowful mood....
I can tell you all these things and more, but know that it will not bring him back...
if only.
Just know you are loved.
I am so sorry.ReplyDelete
TO ALL THE IIF's:ReplyDelete
On Kiki's behalf I want to express my sincerest thanks- the outpouring of love and support here has been truly remarkable. Humbling.
It's been a rough couple of days obviously. Hearing from her IIF's has meant so much to her.
She's very grateful, as am I.
- lisasfolly1:51 PM, May 03, 2006
(thank you Ish for being there too.) Kristy ooooReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:03 PM, May 03, 2006
My deepest sympathies and greatest hopes that your family is a source of support and solace at this time...ReplyDelete
wow. bummer. words are inadequate to express my sympathy, but i wish you luck in healing your heart and soul. peace.ReplyDelete
I'm another long term reader of your blog, and I'm moved to give my deepest sympathies. All the best, Bex.ReplyDelete
My condolences on your loss. It's tough to lose a parent.ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry to learn about your loss. My thoughts are with you.ReplyDelete
I send my heartfelt condolences to you, your family and friends. Use your time to recollect the memories; grieve & celebrate the life which gave you one.
Kristy, be strong and know that the many, many supporters you have here will always be here for you. The world takes, but the world also gives. When you find your words, we will be here to listen.
Truly yours,
thinking of you, even though i don't really know you. thank you for sharing your dad with us, in his comments, and in your stories. i'm glad i got to "meet" him that way, and everyone who reads here will continue to know him through your words, and more subtly through the parts of you he helped form. heal well.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:10 PM, May 03, 2006
I'm so sorry you've lost your Dad. I wish there was something I could do for you...I'll be keeping you in my thoughts.
Of course, I never knew your Dad, but I always loved reading his comments here. He seemed like such a funny and thoughtful man, and he clearly loved you very much.
Take care,
I am truly sorry... God bless you and your family.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:03 PM, May 03, 2006
K -ReplyDelete
The loss of a parent is so, so difficult. No matter the relationship, no matter the age, no matter the past, the now. I'm thinking of you in imaginary internet land and wishing you peace. Take care of yourself, and allow grief to come in whatever strange form it takes, whenever it feels like coming. Good thoughts from so many people.
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. I've been enjoying your writing for about a year and I have loved hearing your stories. My thoughts are with you.
I've enjoyed reading and growing with you for some time. I'm an infrequent poster but I'm always here. This morning my heart stopped ever briefly for you. I can't even imagine. I'm moved beyond words. I'm so very sorry. Hugs from Colorado.ReplyDelete
As over 140 people before me have said, I am so sorry for your loss. Nothing can take away the pain, but it's times like these that show you how many people care about you.ReplyDelete
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I know that there are no words, especially from strangers, that can make it any better for you, but know that we're here, okay?ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry. You poor thing.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry. My dad died in December, and even though we were more or less waiting for it, it still ripped me apart. I am sending love from Massachusetts.ReplyDelete
Your story of your divorce and losing your mom was so accurate and so hard to read. It was, as they say "pitch perfect." It made me realize how even in this virtual world of blogs and all things binary, what makes it special is the human factor. What makes YOU special is your willingness to let us all into your life. We have all been enriched by it. And, I know I'm not alone when I say that even though we've never met, you feel like a friend to me.
So, upon reading of your incomprehensible loss . . . my heart is truly breaking for you. I know there are no words to really comfort you, nothing that will sound like anything other than a partonizing cliche, maybe . . . please just know that so many people are thinking of you and your family. You shared your father with us, and he shared you with us. We are all richer for it, and all the poorer for his loss. Thank you for sharing him though. As someone above said, he will always live on in a way here.
Peace and love to you and your family. Love,
Another SF Kristy
Heartfelt Condolences, and blog-love.ReplyDelete
I am so very sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
Yet another blog fan who has no words but the traditional ones. Those will have to do.ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your sisters can find a bit of solace in each other.
Sometimes there are no words and it's okay that there isn't... My deepest condolences to you and your family k. May you find comfort in the love and memories of your father.ReplyDelete
In my thoughts and prayers..
I was shocked when I read the email at work of your loss. There's not much more that I can say that already hasn't been said but that I will be here for you when you return to CA.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry......ReplyDelete
As a Cancer Survivor, I know how ugly The disease can be. I will be thinking of your family and praying for you all. That is a beautiful pic of your dad and sister....I have only visited this site once before, but your story was just so touching that I will be back...I also have to catch up on the past.....
He looks happy and fun in those pictures, and I am so so so so so so sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
And of course for the loss of your mother as well. The irony that you were in the midst off that live event re-telling.
I'm so sorry Kiki. I wish there was some way to take some of your pain away.ReplyDelete
warm hugs,
- Anonymous6:40 PM, May 08, 2006
believe it or not, this is my first time on this page. My deepest condolences to you and your family in this (what I can only begin to imagine and the most minute levels) very tough time. I hope that you are able to remember the good times and keep him close to your heart.ReplyDelete
I wish you nothing but the best.
I'm so sorry...ReplyDelete
- Brie in Santa Cruz11:15 AM, May 09, 2006
Just found your blog today, through lurking (at work oops)... my computer was taking days to load the content and I was interested enough to wait (unusual for me)... Just read your post from May 2...and figured out why I had waited...ReplyDelete
August 6th 2003, I lost my Daddy suddenly, and I miss him absolutely every day. I hurt for you, knowing the pain I went through, and that you are feeling the same.
Please know that he was proud of you (as all Daddies are), even if you can't recall the sound of his voice saying so.
You are very lucky he was able to be at your wedding, that's one of my biggest issues yet to overcome.
My eyes are still welling for you and your family. Empathy for a stranger is awkward, but real.
Be good to yourself, Brianne
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad...ReplyDelete
This soon shall pass.
- Anonymous10:13 PM, May 09, 2006
My thoughts are with you K. I am very sorry to read of your loss.ReplyDelete
I came across your story tonight, and just wanted to tell you it was very touching. As the years go by I hope you are healed in away that you now look at those years as a learning experience for your early adulthood. You are very strong, and an amazing woman. xoxoReplyDelete


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UPDATE: Imperial Capital Lowers PT
According to a research report published earlier today, Imperial Capital has lowered Checkpoint Systems Inc. (NYSE: CKP) PT from $13 to $12.
Imperial Capital went on to comment in the report, "Checkpoint Systems (CKP) generated revenue of $865.3mn, EBITDA of $72.4mn, and adjusted EPS of $0.47 during the latest 12 months (LTM) ended 12/31/11. The company had $93.5mn in cash and total debt of $150.5mn as of that date. We are maintaining our In-Line rating and lowering our one-year price target to $12 from $13. We expect investors to remain on the sidelines pending stronger execution and progress on the company's major global restructuring plan. We do not rate the company's debt securities." Checkpoint Systems is currently trading at $11.32.
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Design contract of more than $260,000 for western collector sewer has support of Willmar's City Council
WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has approved a $260,630 contract with wastewater project consultant Donohue and Associates to design a major sanitary sewer line to serve the western area of the city.
Called the western collector sewer, the line would route wastewater flow directly to the new treatment plant being constructed west of town.
The collector would connect to areas west of Foot Lake and north of U.S. Highway 12, would serve developed areas, and would serve areas proposed for future development, such as the new industrial park. It would cross under U.S. Highway 12, the old airport property and state Highway 40.
Rhonda Rae, Donohue's program manager in Willmar, said design work would start with discussion with city development staff on a location for the collector.
"I know from reading the city's plan that this was an area you want development and growth, and you cannot have that unless you have city services,'' said Rae.
In related business, the council approved a $5,695 increase in the contract with wastewater project contractor S.R. Weidema to remove and replace a 36-inch storm sewer pipe the contractor discovered while constructing the new 48-inch interceptor along 28th Avenue Southwest at Eighth Street Southwest.
Rae said the pipe, which drains into a ditch, was not shown on any city maps. In order to continue with construction of the interceptor, Donohue negotiated an increase in Weidema's contact to handle the problem.
In other sewer project matters, the council approved a contract change order to spend $290,750 to upgrade a portion of 28th Avenue Southwest from First Street to Sixth Street Southwest to take care of unforeseen soil conditions and to upgrade the street to a 9-ton state aid route.
City officials said the Minnesota Department of Transportation recently designated the 28th Avenue Southwest segment as a state aid route.
The designation aligns with the city's transportation plan to make 28th Avenue a major collector street, officials said. They recommended the street be restored to state-aid specifications now rather than reconstruct the street in the future.
The project will be funded from within the 5 percent contingency portion of the wastewater project's Public Facilities Authority loan to the city.
Another wastewater project change -- $4,200 to Voss Plumbing and Heating of Paynesville -- will allow installation of two 12-inch gate valves and boxes at the connection point with Jennie-O Turkey Store plant on Willmar Avenue. The change order covers materials only. The contractor is not charging labor costs.
Rae said the valves will allow diversion of turkey plant waste to the old treatment plant in the event of a catastrophic failure of the new pump station also being built there, and will allow controlled flow during startup of the new plant.
Also, 11 miscellaneous wastewater project changes costing $60,801 were approved by the council.
In other business, the council:
- Adopted a revised formula for contributions to the Fire Relief Association, a firefighters retirement plan. Under the formula, the city will contribute up to $25,000 to the fund per year only if fund earnings are not adequate to cover full benefit levels. If earnings plus the city's maximum annual contribution are not enough to fund benefit levels, the association will forego any increase for that year.
- Accepted a $1,000 donation from the Willmar Area Senior Citizens Club to help pay for special events at the Community Center.


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AAPD will advocate for policies that allow people with disabilities to fully participate in the political process, including ensuring the accessibility of polling locations and through promoting the availability of accessible voting technology.Support AAPD's work
REV UP: Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power
The REV UP Campaign aims to increase the political power of the disability community while also engaging candidates and the media on disability issues. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
Full political participation for Americans with disabilities is a top priority. AAPD works with state and national coalitions on effective, non-partisan campaigns to eliminate barriers to voting, promote accessibility of voting technology and polling places; educate voters about issues and candidates; promote turnout of voters with disabilities across the country; engage candidates and the media on disability issues, and protect eligible voters' right to participate in elections.
Voter Registration Deadlines from USA.gov
Get Involved
National Disability Voter Registration Week
July 17-21, 2017
The REV UP Campaign coordinates National Disability Voter Registration Week each year to increase the political power of people with disabilities while also engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
Statement of Support for the REV UP Campaign and National Disability Voter Registration Week
We are collecting sign-ons from organizations (national, state, and local) to show their support for the REV UP Campaign and National Disability Voter Registration Week. Supporting organizations will have their name and logo listed on the REV UP website to show the vast support behind the Campaign. Sign-on here!
Voter Information and Resources
The list below is a resource to help you register to vote, learn about the issues, and organize the disability vote. The REV UP Campaign aims to increase the political power of the disability community while also engaging candidates and the media on disability issues. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
As a voter with a disability, you have the right to:
- Vote privately and independently
- Have an accessible polling place with voting machines for voters with disabilities
- Wheelchair-accessible voting booths
- Entrances and doorways that are at least 32 inches wide
- Handrails on all stairs
- Voting equipment that is accessible to voters who are blind or who have low vision
- Bring your service animal with you into your polling place
- Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine
- Bring someone to help you vote (including a friend, family member, caregiver, assisted living provider, or almost anyone else, but not your employer or union representative).
Resources and tools for voter registration.
- Voter Registration Deadlines – USA.gov offers a table detailing the voter registration deadlines in each state.
- Rock The Vote – Get registered, get informed, and get involved. Rock The Vote offers voter registration resources, election FAQs, and opportunities to help build the political power of young people in the United States.
- Long Distance Voter – Website where you can request an absentee ballot as well as view the deadline to register in each state.
- TurboVote – An application that makes voting easy. Sign up to keep track of your elections, local and national. You can also get registered, update your voter registration, or request an absentee ballot.
- Verify your Registration Status – Not sure if you've registered to vote? HeadCount offers an online tool to check your voter registration status and find your polling place.
Resources and tools for voter education.
- REV UP Presidential Candidate Questionnaire – Read the responses from the 2016 candidates to learn more about how they would address issues that are important to people with disabilities.
- 10 Tips for Voters with Disabilities – The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election 2016: Resources for People with Disabilities – Easterseals created this election hub to help individuals think about the issues and process of voting.
- SignVote – SignVote is a Deaf and Hard of Hearing community-based Voter GOTV mobilization effort.
Rooted In Rights – Watch a video and read through an informative page on how to register, where to learn about the candidates and issues, and how to find other resources. Check it out!
- #CripTheVote – View their Election 2016 Voter Guide for information on registering, learning your Primary Election date, finding your polling place, and how to overcome any accessibility challenges that arise. as well as blogs on Voting, Disabled Youth, & #CripTheVote and Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?. You can also join the conversation online with #CripTheVote.
- One Vote Now – Partner project of NACDD and DREDF to enhance the voting bloc of people with disabilities. Visit their site for information on voting, registration, and polling place accessibility.
- DisBeat – A compilation of news from the disability perspective, including a voting issues page.
- NFB Newsline – The National Federation of the Blind has expanded the scope of Newsline, their audio newspaper service, to include coverage of the 2016 election. Call toll-free: 1-866-504-7300 for more information.
- RespectAbility Report – a nonpartisan political commentary on the 2016 U.S. elections with a focus on disability issues. Read the #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Questionnaire for Presidential Candidates as well as the Senate / Governor Disability Vote Campaign Questionnaire and the 51 State Voter Guides.
- Tools to Rate Website Accessibility – The Pew Charitable Trusts wrote an article about various web accessibility tools to help ensure that voters with disabilities can access your content.
- Voting Methods and Equipment By State – The types of voting equipment used in the United States vary significantly from state to state. Ballotpedia offers this state-by-state guide.
- Election Assistance Commission – The national clearinghouse of information on election administration, from voting system testing and certification to data on how Americans voted in recent federal elections.Click here to learn more about voting accessibility.
- Top 3 best fact checking sites – icitizen shared a blog about the top 3 best fact checking sites to help stay on top of the news and determine the truth.
Resources and tools for casting a ballot and access to the polls.
- Election Protection – Visit www.866ourvote.org or call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) if you have any issues or concerns related to Election Day.
Call 888-Ve-Y-Vota (888-839-8682) for Bilingual English and Spanish assistance
Call 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) for assistance in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, or Tagalog
Call #YallaVote 844-418-1682 – Bilingual: English and Arabic
- State Protection & Advocacy Agencies – NCIL has compiled a directory of state protection and advocacy voter assistance hotlines.
- Voter Support Service – AAPD is proud to partner with The Arc of the United States on their Voter Support Service for people with disabilities. The site helps voters report and resolve voting barriers in real time.
- Voter Protection App for Latino Voters – LatinoJustice PRLDEF has launched a new smartphone voter protection app to help citizens report voting rights violations while voting in the 2016 elections. The app is in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded on iTunes and Google Play.
- Carpool Vote – A national platform connecting volunteer drivers with anybody needing a ride to cast their vote. The platform is accessible to voters with disabilities.
- Early Voting Calendar – Many states allow early voting, which takes place in person before Election Day. Vote.org offers a table detailing the early voting dates for states that offer it.
- Google Voting – Get polling place and ballot information quickly and easily from Google by searching "who's on my ballot" or "where to vote"
- SMS Tool – The Voting Information Project supports a SMS Tool that provides voters with election information via text message. By texting "VOTE" or "VOTO" to GOVOTE (468-683), voters can find polling places, contact information for local election officials, and registration URLs. The app is available in multiple languages.
- Voter ID Requirements – VoteRiders released a wallet-sized Voter ID Info Card (in English and Spanish) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each card provides a breakdown of the voter ID requirements in that specific state. They also host a Voter ID Hotline: 1-844-338-8743.
- Know Your Right To Vote – The Arc has compiled a resource on knowing your voting rights as a person with a disability.
- Make Sure Your Voice is Heard at the Polls – AAPD and Easterseals collaborated to produce this Three-Step Checklist on the rights of voters with disabilities as well as a Voter Resource Card.
- Vote. It's Your Right. – A guide to the voting rights of people with mental health disabilities. Produced by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, National Disability Rights Network, and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law – Information on guardianship and voting. Learn more!
- Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) – Information and resources on guardianship and voting, a Voter Education Toolkit, and GoVoter.
- ADA Checklist for Polling Places – This 25-page document is an updated technical assistance publication on polling place accessibility for voters with disabilities.
- Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Manual – The Voting Rights Subcommittee of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) has released a GOTV Manual for the 2016 election.
Use your Power
Resources and tools for amplifying the power of the disability vote.
- Nonprofit VOTE – Offers a Voter Engagement Resource Library containing fact sheets, checklists, toolkits, and other resources on nonpartisan voter engagement as well as Seven Tips on Getting Out the Vote and their newly updated online guide for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Activate Social Media – The REV UP Campaign has compiled some sample social media posts that you can pair with REV UP logos and graphics.
- The Election Toolkit – The Center for Technology and Civil Life (CTCL) created a website that holds a collection of free (or cheap) tools that are built for you to use to increase civic engagement — turnout, voter registration — and to smooth operations in polling places.
- The First Step: A Basic Guide to Civic Engagement – Disability Rights Texas produced this civic engagement guide to help citizens understand how they can get involved in their community.
- They Work For Us: A Self-Advocate's Guide to Getting Through to your Elected Officials – an advocacy toolkit from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network available in plain text and easy read versions.
- How to Set up a Meeting with Your Member of Congress – Families USA provides a step-by-step guide that outlines how to have a successful meeting with Members of Congress.
- GOTV Phone Banking Guide – The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) has prepared a guide for conducting get-out-the-vote (GOTV) phone calls.
- United Way – The United Way offers a Voter Engagement Toolkit with information on how to remain nonpartisan while engaging voters.
- 2016 Voter Experience Survey – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) compiled a final report based on their survey of 761 voters with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 40 states about their experiences voting.
- Calling All Siblings: Share Your Stories! – The Sibling Leadership Network is collecting stories on how individuals have helped their siblings with disabilities vote.
- Open Records Laws – The National Association of Counties has a State By State Report on Open Records Laws that provides information on the process of requesting public information in every state.
- Political Campaigns and Charities – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a guide to help nonprofit organizations determine how to legally participate in voter education and engagement activities. Watch the webinar or read the PDF Course.
AAPD Action Alerts
- We Did It! Harmful Healthcare Repeal Efforts Fail – July 28, 2017
- The Senate Votes on Healthcare Tonight! – July 27, 2017
- We're not out of the woods yet on Healthcare – July 20, 2017
- Senate Delays Healthcare Vote – Keep Up the Pressure! – June 30, 2017
- Last Chance to Tell Your Senators to Save Healthcare – June 27, 2017
- The American Health Care Act is about to be Introduced in the Senate – June 20, 2017
- Remind your Senators why Health Care Matters to You while they're Home on Recess – May 31, 2017
- The Disability Integration Act has been Introduced in the US Senate and House – May 25, 2017
- The Healthcare Battle is Not Over Yet – May 10, 2017
- Healthcare Repeal Bill Eliminates Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions – April 27, 2017
- Tell Congress Not to Weaken the ADA – April 25, 2017
- The Harmful Health Care Bill is Coming Back – Call Congress Now – April 10, 2017
- Call Congress Now to Save Healthcare – March 24, 2017
- The ADA Needs Your Help – March 20, 2017
- Rally and Press Conference to #SaveMedicaid – March 17, 2017
- Tell Congress to Save Healthcare Provisions that are Essential to People with Disabilities – March 9, 2017
- Tell Your Senators to Preserve Critical Protections for Students with Disabilities – February 21, 2017
- Prevent Gutting of the ACA and Medicaid – February 16, 2017
- Act Now to Preserve Health Care for People with Disabilities and Seniors – January 31, 2017
2016 Presidential Questionnaire
The American Association of People with Disabilities, the National Council on Independent Living, and the REV UP Campaign are pleased to release the 2016 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire. These questions have been sent to all of the current presidential candidates. Their responses will be shared publicly once received.
Responses to date:
- Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump
A comparison of their responses to the REV UP Presidential Candidate Questionnaire
REV UP Debrief Call
November 16, 2016 | 3:30pm ET
Election Day is November 8, 2016. We have all been working hard to REV UP the disability vote this year and there is no doubt that we have had an impact. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this campaign! We'd like to host another conference call to debrief on this election and our collective efforts. Please join us to review our accomplishments, hear from organizers around the country, and look ahead to 2017 and beyond. Register for the call here.
REV UP GOTV National Organizing Call
October 4, 2016 | 4pm ET
Join the REV UP Campaign for a National Organizing Call focused on GOTV activities for the disability community. Many states will reach their voter registration deadline in October. As such, it is time for us to begin shifting our focus from voter registration to Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) activities as we lead up to Election Day on November 8th.
REV UP for National Voter Registration Day
September 27, 2016
Tuesday September 27th marks National Voter Registration Day – a day when volunteers, celebrities, and organizations promote awareness of voter registration opportunities.
The REV UP Campaign is excited to participate in National Voter Registration Day and encourages all of the state and local REV UP Campaigns to sign-up as partners and plan to hold voter registration events on September 27th. We want to build on the success we achieved during National Disability Voter Registration Week and this day presents an opportunity for one more concerted effort to register voters with disabilities before hitting the state voter registration deadlines in mid- to late-October.
On September 8th the REV UP Campaign hosted a National Organizing Call to help organize the disability community's participation in National Voter Registration Day.
- Listen to the call recording
- View the call CART transcript
- Additional Ideas and Resources for Participating in National Voter Registration Day
People of Faith Encourage Candidates to Address Disability Concerns
The Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC), a program of AAPD, is mobilizing people of faith to sign a letter encouraging candidates to address disability concerns in their campaigns. The letter encourages candidates for public office to address these disparities and set forth a "vision to encourage the civil rights of people with disabilities, and to promote their full inclusion in society."
- Baptist News Global – Faith groups work to mobilize 'disability vote'
Disciples News Service – Guest blog: Faith groups work to mobilize disability vote
Lutheran Services in America – Encouraging Candidates to Address Disability Concerns
- American Baptist Home Mission Societies – ABHMS signs letter urging candidates to address disability concerns
- Patheos, Muslimah Next Door – People of Faith Encourage Presidential Candidates to Address Disability Concerns
- Religion News Service – Clearing the remaining obstacles for Americans with disabilities is a moral obligation
- Christian Reformed Church – Letter Seeks Support of Presidential Candidates


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WASHINGTON — The United States has dispatched a small group of U.S. troops to central Africa to help hunt down the elusive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a cultlike force that has been terrorizing Uganda and other nations, President Barack Obama told Congress in a letter Friday.
Obama stressed that the U.S. troops, who started arriving in Uganda on Wednesday, will only provide support to African forces that are trying to capture Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and won't engage in combat unless they're attacked. The force will number about 100.
"In furtherance of the Congress' stated policy, I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of Joseph Kony from the battlefield," the president wrote.
"Although the U.S. forces are combat-equipped, they will only be providing information, advice and assistance to partner nation forces, and they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self-defense. All appropriate precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of U.S. military personnel during their deployment."
Obama called the dispatch of combat troops necessary to "U.S. national security interests and foreign policy."
The White House sought to downplay the surprise deployment, releasing the letter in an e-mail to reporters. There was no public statement from the president, who was speaking about trade at a Michigan auto plant. The White House stressed that the deployment is a continuation of work already under way to support the African fight against the Lord's Resistance Army under a 2010 act of Congress.
"I have witnessed firsthand the devastation caused by the LRA, and this will help end Kony's heinous acts that have created a human rights crisis in Africa," said Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. He added that "today's action offers hope that the end of the LRA is in sight."
The Lord's Resistance Army has wreaked havoc in central Africa for two decades, killing tens of thousands — 2,400 since 2008, according to the State Department. More than 380,000 people have fled their homes across the region because of the violence.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, indicted Kony, who is thought to be operating in South Sudan and the northern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on war crimes charges in 2005.
The United States has spent about $40 million since 2008 providing equipment, logistical support and training to African forces that are fighting the Lord's Resistance Army, according to State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
The deployment of troops increases that commitment.
A second group of U.S. troops will arrive later this month. They will include a combat-equipped team and additional troops to handle communications and logistics.
The troops will be deployed into parts of Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.