Thursday, September 15, 2005
Life In Iraq
I am consitently amazed at how few of our soldiers meet the "stereotype" so often assigned to them. Ma Duece Gunner has a great post describing his mission for a day.
Then there is Hurl, being extermely humble in his nonethless correct characterization of many of our home bound heroes working in the Katrina zone.
Finally, I am pleased to note that the press is finally getting straight a story this blog first looked at in June. Both Stars and Stripes and The Conservative Voice report that the soldier who murdered two officers in Iraq has been set for trial. The best part is that the word "fragging" appears nowhere in the coverage. It's a little late and a little low profile, but justice and getting the story straight are being served at the same time.
This story, from it's beginning has illustrated to me that even in a war zone people, and life, are often the same. It shows sharply the difference between war and murder -- this was murder, pure and simple.
As my rippled soles of my boots hit the crust, I look around and survey my surroundings. The ground, baked hard from eons of desert sun, is sprinkled, seemingly uniformly, with black pellets. Sheep and goat turds litter the ground, and they are to be seen everywhere, almost as if they were spread, in feeble attempt to fertilize the hard ground. They crunch underfoot, moisture robbed by the parched air, as I move toward the link-up point.It's really interesting stuff, but what really amazes me is how well written that is. That's a long way from Clint Eastwood's nearly sub-verbal Gunny Highway.The Gunny was a hero, but eloquence was not his strong suit. MDG is a hero and eloquent!
Then there is Hurl, being extermely humble in his nonethless correct characterization of many of our home bound heroes working in the Katrina zone.
These are stories you are not likely to read or hear in the main-stream print or TV media. This particular reader made the astute observation that, just like the MSM does not report the truth in Iraq, it appears they also are failing to report the truth in the aftermath of Katrina.I am amazed that people, up to their elbows in defending our nation in a place where people are waiting around every corner with bullets and IED's can atke the time to credit heores back at home. It's our job to praise them, not the other way around -- but then that is part of what makes them heroes.
Finally, I am pleased to note that the press is finally getting straight a story this blog first looked at in June. Both Stars and Stripes and The Conservative Voice report that the soldier who murdered two officers in Iraq has been set for trial. The best part is that the word "fragging" appears nowhere in the coverage. It's a little late and a little low profile, but justice and getting the story straight are being served at the same time.
This story, from it's beginning has illustrated to me that even in a war zone people, and life, are often the same. It shows sharply the difference between war and murder -- this was murder, pure and simple.
