Comments on: A Decade of Remembrance

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:17:55 +0000

Very often it is the Chicken Hawks, like Dick Cheney, who send our military men and women off to die.

By: Mary D

Mary D — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:40:13 +0000

Grouse….you are right. It always has been a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight. The middle class sons and daughters are doing the fighting. When the wealthy beat down the middle class, who will fight their wars for oil and protect their wealth. It won’t happen today, or tomorrow, but if the very wealthly continue their greed, they will lose their freedom because someday they will be living in gated communities and have to hire guards to protect them.

By: JD

JD — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:21:16 +0000

Grouse – One of my combat tours had unanticipated and long-lasting consequences from which I’m pretty much recovered. I avoid conversations about my military service because I find it awkward when others feel obligated to tell me why they DIDN’T serve. I dislike making those people feel uncomfortable (their discomfort often shows in the reasons they offer for their non-service). I honestly do not care to know why someone chose not to serve. I am silently proud to have had an opportunity to serve our country. Romans 13 advises us to respect and obey those who have been placed in authority; Jeremian 48:10 cautions us not to withhold the sword; and finally Luke 17 reminds us that we are unworthy servants who have only done our duty.

By: grouse

grouse — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:04:31 +0000

Hi RDL….You missed my point. When young kids and military service people say “Thank you for your Service”….I agree and will SHOUT it out with them! It’s when phony politicians and CEO’s and others who HAD the OPPORTUNITY to SERVE and DIDN’T, and others who gain FINANCIALLY AND POLITICALLY from the heroism of brave young men and women who gave their last breath or several years of their lives for their country and will have nothing to show for it, then I object. Where are the Donald Trumps, the Barack Obamas, the Newt Gingrich’s , the John Thune’s and the Kelby’s from Sanford etc. etc.? RDL, if you served in the military in any way shape or form….Then you deserve a big salute from everyone mentioned above. If you didn’t and are young enough…the recruiter is just down the street.

By: RDL

RDL — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:49:32 +0000

Sorry I hit the wrong button before I finished and check my spelling.[ service people]

said, ” THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE “

By: RDL

RDL — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:40:48 +0000

Grouse I went on Honer Fight # 6. In Washington DC It was the young kids and military servive people who came up to us veterans and said, “

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:07:31 +0000

Thank you again for sharing Mr Pitts emotional message. It strikes just as strong today as it did ten years ago. My middle child was 12 when the tragedy happened. Ten years later at the age of 22 he is fighting the cause which still rages on in Afghanistan. THANK YOU SON, and THANK YOU to each and every person who has/is serving our country, whether it is USMC like my son, or Army, Navy, Air Force or a branch of the Guard. You are all hero’s to me.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:45:46 +0000

Thank You for sharing this again! Ten years ago it made me sit up straight and remember why I am PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! It did it again today. Thanks Doug! Thank you to all who serve to protect this Wonderful Country – military, emt’s, fireman, police and the MANY people who jump out and help when help is needed! That is why our country is different!

By: grouse

grouse — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:54:52 +0000

One of the saddest results of that day, was that the first responders have had to fight for monetary help in dealing with their wounds, physical and mental. It’s even sadder the way we treat veterans of all wars. We glorify these wonderful souls this day…but when the rubber actually hits the road…we let the politicians and bureaucrats and greedy insurance companies dictate how poorly we serve these gallant souls in return. I for one am nauseated when someone who didn’t serve will jump up and state, “thank you for your service”. These are usually the well off sons and daughters of the well heeled who never gave serving their country, in any way shape or form, a second thought. Money talks, real patriotism walks. If they are lucky.

By: prairierose

prairierose — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:25:56 +0000

Normally, I can put a space between seeing tragedy and taking an emotional ‘hit’. Ten Years ago I couldn’t do that and Today I couldn’t either. The courage of the responders plus the distraught look in the eyes of the survivors overshadowed by the deaths of innocence, smells of jet fuel and dusty smoke destroyed my empathetic barricade and the tears came.
Thank you for including the reading of the Leonard Pitts’ article. He is brillant.