Ultimate Sacrifice
There was a funeral today for a dead soldier. Details along with pictures of this dead soldier's funeral made front page news. Pictures were shown of grieving parents, the dead soldier in uniform. It was described in detail of the character of this soldier, of course on accounts from all who knew him. Teachers, friends as well as family members. My question here is why does it take a soldier dying to make the newspaper or news?
It's almost as if our society does not want to give recognition to those who serve, until of course they have given the ultimate sacrifice. Are our military members not worthy of this recognition when they are alive? I read the article on the young soldier with a saddened heart. For I belong to this sisterhood/brotherhood, and I too have felt the sting numerous times of death from close friends killed in war, I feel the sting each and every time I read about dead military members, whether I knew them or not. I wonder at times, does our public only publicize the deaths of dead military members solely for their anti-war beliefs? Our military members deserve recognition dead or alive.
Currently, the war in the Middle East is not a popular one. Bush is being labeled a "war monger", our military members are being labeled "baby killers", and anyone who supports the war currently is being labeled "nuts". I want to get one thing straight, I still support this war, I still support our troops, I still believe in what we are trying to achieve in the Middle East.
People world wide believe we should abandon Iraq and count our losses, I however believe we should stay. Our military members are fighting alongside with the Iraqi patriots of that country. They want democracy, even in knowing our nation wants to ally with their country for different reasons. Most military members are true patriots. They love our country. They love our country so much in fact; they are willing to die in the name of our country. They place themselves in harms way continually, and most have volunteered to do so. Does this not deserve respect? Does this not deserve recognition? Does this not warrant front page coverage?
I am not stating that our public should not recognize our military members who have given the ultimate sacrifice, but I feel that the dead soldier's picture should have been in the newspaper long ago, when he was alive, as compared to he being dead and his family members grieving their loss. Military members are a rare breed. There are particular things about our military members which even I can not explain, but I have seen the courage and strength which it takes to serve our country during times of war. Our military is a rare community within our country which is close, bonded, willing to not only die for their country, but each other.
Military members do not leave their own behind; it is our politicians that leave our people behind. Military people will take a bullet for their buddy and sometimes giving the ultimate sacrifice so their buddies can live. Military members will die for people they do not even know, and this my friends means you and I, or even someone who is not even a citizen of our own country. Our men/women in uniform have been dying in droves from this current ongoing war in the Middle East, not unlike other wars, and the only time one will view these patriots in the newspaper, is when they are dead in a casket. Our society should be ashamed of this fact.
Our military members deserve honor and respect from our communities, whether we agree with the war or not. If each and everyone understood not only the horror of war as well as the repercussions from the war after the military members come home, I feel people within our society would be ashamed of themselves for harboring ill feelings toward our troops. Let's give recognition to our patriots of this country while they are alive along with their death's, they deserve this honor along with their grieving families.
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