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Garner said it was possible to be unsupportive of the war but still support the troops. Nuss said he was doing just that.
He said 200 people had signed up to read names, and that about 300 had done so since they opened the reading to anyone who wanted to read.
Steven Mak, Overland Park
sophomore, stopped to look at the display yesterday afternoon on his way to class in Strong.
"It's a bit on the shocking side to see how many lives were lost," he said. "There's really no words to say. I hope God will take care of their families."
Garner said it was therapeutic to tell a crowd of people about her friend, and she wanted people to keep in touch with any friends or family members overseas.
She said her experience led her to contact another childhood friend currently serving in Iraq, and she has kept in close contact with him.
Garner was not the only speaker to relay personal stories yesterday. Nuss said there had been speakers who talked about
a friend who had a heart attack in Iraq, and then his mother died "from grief." Nuss said.
Another speaker talked about the loss of "the guy next door I had a crush on but never told."
Bridley Maidhof, Mission freshman and one of the organizers of the event, talked about the first thing that went through her mind when she got up to the microphone and began reading names.
"It sounds really petty, but I was so scared to misprounce their names. You just want to make sure it sounds the best," she said.
"If I got up there and mispronounced their names, it wouldn't be them."
— Edited by Janette Crawford
STUDENT: Family, faith on mind of soldier
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There are too many random acts of violence, Ricky said, but it's his daughter's duty.
"The first thing I told her on the phone was 'this is what you signed up for. All of your hard work boils down to this,'" Ricky said. "You are fulfilling your contract."
Rickesha remembers basic training well, and the structure is intimidating.
"I feel that everyone should be respected, regardless of rank," she said. "It may not be something that the military shares, but I try to instill it."
Leaving her life
Rickesha dropped her classes last week. The National Guard will reimburse her for rent, books and any educational costs.
Her sister, Anniesha, a junior at the University, is devastated.
On Monday, Anniesha attended a Black Student Union meeting and asked if anyone could help pack.
"I'll help her move in and I'll help her move out," Anniesha said. "Yesterday I started crying. It really hit home."
Teresa, her sister who attends Kansas State University, doesn't like it one bit.
Rickesha's main concern is the 540 days that will be taken out of her life. She is 25 now and hopes that she will have the same energy about school a year and a half later.
"It's one thing to know somebody who goes," Teresa said. "It's another thing to have your sister go."
The adjustment to a life in Iraq will be aided by the fact that there will be other Americans there, Rickesha said. The military has already tried to set up a home-away-from-home atmosphere. But some things she will just never adjust to.
Rickesha will have to get rid of her long, painted and jeweled fingernails and wear a hair net and "cook whites" most of the time. At least the cook whites are comfortable and like wearing scrubs, she said.
Keeping her faith
War is on the mind of the Scotts — and also their congregation.
Friends from the Scotts' church have recently returned from Iraq, and they gave Scott some advice about what and what not to bring. Rickesha now knows that the water is terrible and to bring lots of moisturizer because the air is so dry. They also reassured her of her return.
"They told me that God is a keeper, if he brought us back he'll bring you back too," Rickesha said.
Sheila also relies on God's grace.
"I know God will protect her, and that's what makes it tolerable." Sheila said.
Even though Rickesha said she won't be on the frontline, she was still scared of death.
"Every time I turn the TV on, someone is dying," she said. "I hope that is not going to happen to me."
Edited by Jon Ralston
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