It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to post. This was due in part to a two-week vacation in Europe(to be the subject of future posts), but mostly a busy work schedule. That’s the down side of being a conservative … we actually work for a living. But with the media blitz over the death of the 2,000th soldier in Iraq its time to take up the keyboard again.
Two thousand deaths is a terrible number. So are the 3,000 daily deaths from abortion, the 44,000 lost to car accidents each year, and the murder of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. The difference is these 2,000 courageous soldiers chose to enter the military, knowing this may be their fate. That’s the fact the liberal media manages to avoid: these men and women chose to enlist and fight for our freedoms. We don’t have a draft in the US … unlike many countries that require mandatory military service. Nor do they force the ignorant to remain in service once they realize it’s really not just a free education. My brother discovered a number of interesting possibilities for removing oneself from military life during his stint in the Marines. I’m not going to share them.
As usual, the liberals are full of contradiction. Those who are so fond of demanding women have the “choice” to murder unborn children very conveniently ignore a soldier’s choice to enter the military.
Every single one of these 2,000 heroes chose to go to Iraq. They might not have been happy about it; they might have been frightened. But they went. The Bible proclaims “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for another.” You and I live free today because 2,000 men and women, along with countless other soldiers in the past 230 years, gave their lives for us.
Life is fleeting and unpredictable. We never know when or how it will end. It’s up to us to make the most of whatever time we’re given to leave our mark on the world. These heroes, along with those who still fight to defend our freedom, leave a legacy that most of us can only aspire to. God bless them all.
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Baroness, we need you. Where have you gone?
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