Written By A Young Soldier- What Do You Think

This is written by a young soldier
serving his third tour of duty in
Iraq . Thought you might find his
take on the Michael Jackson news
interesting and I think he's right.

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Folks,
Okay, I need to rant.

I was just watching the news, and I
caught part of a report on Michael
Jackson. As we all know, Jackson
died the other day. He was an
entertainer who performed for
decades. He made millions, he
spent millions, and he did a lot of
things that make him a villain to
many people. I understand that
his death would affect a lot of
people, and I respect those people
who mourn his death, but that
isn't the point of my rant.

Why is it that when ONE man dies,
the whole of America loses their
minds with grief. When a man
dies whose only contribution to
the country was to ENTERTAIN
people, the American people
find the need to flock to a memorial
in Hollywood , and even Congress
sees the need to hold a "moment
of silence" for his passing?

Am I missing something here?
ONE man dies, and all of a sudden
he's a freaking martyr because he
entertained us for a few decades?
What about all those SOLDIERS
who have died to give us freedom?
All those Soldiers who, knowing
that they would be asked to fight
in a war, still raised their hands
and swore to defend the Constitution
and the United States of America .
Where is their moment of silence?
Where are the people flocking to
their graves or memorials and
mourning over them because they
made the ultimate sacrifice? Why
is it when a Soldier dies, there
are more people saying "good
riddance," and "thank God for
IEDs?" When did this country
become so calloused to the
sacrifice of GOOD MEN and
WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily
blow off their deaths, and instead,
throw themselves into mourning
for a "Pop Icon?"

I think that if they are going to hold
a moment of silence IN CONGRESS
for Michael Jackson, they NEED to
hold a moment of silence for every
service member killed in Iraq and
Afghanistan . They need to
PUBLICLY recognize every life that
has been lost so that the American
people can live their callous little
lives in the luxury and freedom that
WE, those that are living and those
that have gone on, have provided
for them. But, wait, that would
take too much time, because there
have been so many willing to make
that sacrifice. After all, we will
never make millions of dollars.
We will never star in movies, or
write hit songs that the world will
listen too. We only shed our blood,
sweat and tears so that people can
enjoy what they have.

Sorry if I have offended, but I needed
to say it,like it is. Remember these
five words the next time you think
of someone who is serving in the
military;

"So that others may live..."

Isaac

Presented By Larry Guzda

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