[jwalsh07]

"They are so young. This is not for them. ... They look just like my boy," said Annabelle Valencia, whose daughter, 24, and son, 22, are both based in Iraq.

Oy, it's bad enough having your Mom call your commander becasue she hasn't heard from you in a while. This is enough to make a grown man shrink to Tom Thumb size.

[metesky]

Meanwhile, relatives of U.S. troops visiting France pressed their agenda to meet with leaders of the occupation authority, hoping to voice their opposition to the U.S.-led occupation.

One mother held back tears while looking at U.S. soldiers guarding the beach.

"They are so young. This is not for them. ... They look just like my boy," said Annabelle Vichy, whose daughter, 24, and son, 22, are both based in Normandy.