These are men and women who are willing to be separated from loved ones and friends in order to go to foreign lands if that is what it takes to protect their home town from attack. They proudly put their life on the line so that future generations can enjoy liberty.
They stand between us and the unknown. The American soldier is the embodiment of the safety and security that keeps our nation free and peaceful. They are selfless, brave and proud. Duty, honor and country aren’t a mere catch phrase to these heroes, but they are a way of life.
Most of us in the blogosphere are familiar with the story of the three Navy SEALs being court-martialed on the word of terrorist Ahmid Hashim Abed. Although the story has been picked up by a few main stream media outlets, the case has not gotten the attention it merits. After all, during the Abu Ghraib fiasco, the public was subjected to the ravings of Keith Olbermann nightly. One would think that the prosecution of the men responsible for capturing Abed, the man that orchestrated the murder of four civilian contractors whose bodies were subsequently mutilated, dragged through the streets, burned and hung from a bridge in Fallujah, would warrant as much attention as pictures of a terrorist on a dog leash.
Thanks to Major Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon is considering widening the scope of the regulations regarding the rights of soldiers to participate in “dissident and protest activities”. This is grim news considering the liberal democrat who is Commander-in-Chief.