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FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM: SMOKIN' IN FALLUJAH
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November 11, 2004 -- Your Page One photograph of the Marine hit me between the eyes ("Smokin'," Nov. 10).
This guy is all-GI.
That dirty face, the whiskers on his unshaven face, the cut on the bridge of his nose, the dangling cigarette and the 1,000-yard stare in those battle weary eyes tell the story of what's really going on in Fallujah.
His features are reminiscent of the renowned World War II GI that Mattel replicated to make its GI Joe.
Forget about these Pentagon generals with their spotless dress uniforms, spit-shined shoes, $100 haircuts and shiny, manicured nails.
This guy's nails and hands are laced with blood. His sweaty body smells from sleeping in the sand. His breath stinks from eating field rations.
As the winds of November blow across Indiana, I sit comfortably drinking coffee as this guy, and thousands of other GIs, bravely and valiantly battle throughout the filth and stench of these Fallujah neighborhoods.
You are the best, and we think of you in the spirit of Veterans Day. Earl Beal
Terre Haute, Ind.
How many kids trying to emulate heroic U.S. soldiers in Iraq will choose to slowly commit suicide as a direct result of your ill-conceived Marlboro pandering?
Be a responsible part of the community instead of simply leeching off it 25 cents at a time. Terry Craw
Stamford, Conn.
Thank you, New York Post, for Wednesday's cover.
Finally, a newspaper that acknowledges our soldiers and reports the good news about the war in Iraq.
I am going to frame this cover.
For the first time, I feel the pride of our soldiers and am reminded that America has the strongest military in the world.
Our soldiers need more positive coverage as a reminder to the American people that they are in Iraq, ready, willing and able to win the War on Terror.
America needs to stand together, and the media should start covering the good news coming out of Iraq. Misty Sawyer
Manhattan
How much did Phillip Morris pay for the front cover advertisement?
Thank you for continuing to encourage the development of cancer. Mark Leininger
Manhattan
Your cover is a disgrace.
War is not a video game.
Actual people are losing their lives.
At least 10 U.S. soldiers died early in this battle, not to mention many innocent Iraqi civilians who hadn't left the area.
This man is not a cartoon character. He is a real man who has just been through some of the most trying moments of his life — moments that will most likely haunt him forever.
Yet, there you are exploiting him and promoting cigarettes.
It's disgusting. John Keenan
Manhattan
The Post's cover was horrible and crude.
How could you compare our soldiers to the Marlboro Man?
We are not "kicking butt" in Iraq.
We are in an unjustified war with a people who will never allow democracy to come to their country. Janna Passuntino
Manhattan
I was shocked to see the front page of your newspaper.
Showing a GI smoking and portraying it as being cool is disgusting, to say the least.
First of all, you are promoting smoking, even though it is a health hazard.
Secondly, our brave men and women are fighting a tough war in Iraq, and to show them as you did does not do them justice.
Maybe showing a Marine in a tank, helping another GI or drinking water would have had a more positive impact on your readers.
Smoking should be outlawed, not endorsed. Ali Mahdi
North Brunswick, N.J.
Thank God New York isn't occupied by terrorists.
Mayor Bloomberg wouldn't allow a Marine who smokes to enter the city.
He would probably rather be a prisoner than see someone smoke. Hank Sbordone
Middletown N.J.
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