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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Many of you may already have seen this but for those who haven't or those who may want to see it again, here is a YouTube that's been floating about since November 2006. It was put together by a 15 year old girl and has had over 7 million hits. It goes to the heart of what we are observing this holiday, not celebrating.

And then if you have the stomach for it, go to http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties_current.htm to see the roll of the ones we commemorate just in our present conflict, nearly 3500 of them now. Check there ages.

Along with the War-dead are the wounded, too numerous to list by name. Think about them, too. They didn't die, but many have lost their lives. They won't be able to return to the life they left behind. Not the way it was.

And say thank you to a Vet. Just because they didn't die doesn't mean they didn't give. They faced the same risks, they just got lucky. Lucky? Many of them won't be the same as they were when before they went over either. We can't thank our dead. But we can thank the living.

And don't forget all of the past conflicts either. Whether we agree with the causes or not, someone was fighting, for you, so you wouldn't have to.

Go ahead and have a barbeque, invite your family and friends. There's nothing wrong with that. Just at some point during the day, think, remember, and be grateful.



"If I were dying, my last words would be, Have faith and pursue the unknown end." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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