Memorial Day, Part II

Two must read articles in the Post about soldiers. One is the return of a soldier the other is fear of farewell. Then there is an interactive gallery about the soldier who returned and reaction from his father.

One of these guys is coming back from his second tour of duty in Iraq that's Sgt. Andrew Snow he's 22. Look how young he looks in the pictures. The other other soldier is Alex Brownstein who is going back for his second tour in July. He is 21. His second tour will be 15 months instead of the normal 12 in order to support the surge.

Just think about their ages and what we've asked them to do. Also think about what we've failed to do to make their mission easier and safer.

Memorial Day Part I

1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich


This being Memorial Day weekend I think this is a very appropriate story.

I cannot for the life of me even begin to imagine what it would be like to loose a child. Let alone a child in a war that you as the parent vehemently opposed. Mr. Bacevich ends his piece by saying:

I know that my son did his best to serve our country. Through my own opposition to a profoundly misguided war, I thought I was doing the same. In fact, while he was giving his all, I was doing nothing. In this way, I failed him.

I have to disagree.

In no way did Mr. Bacevich let down his son.

He raised his voice as best he could to call into questions policies that were and are vastly flawed.

In fact, it is we the America people who've let down his son.

We are at war and the only people who have sacrificed anything are the men and women in the military and their families.