Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Compare And Contrast
From MSNBC:
From Fire and Ice (a marine actually in Iraq):
Life, it occurs to me, is full of sacrifices. We all make them, we make them based on what we enjoy and what we feel is important. The legacy media would be much better served if they figured out that our all volunteer military values greatly their nation and their service - as do their families and loved ones. In light of that realization, wouldn't it seem appropriate just to thank them for that service, send them a card or gift, and be grateful that such men and women exist and afford us the freedom, both in the form of civil liberties and from fear of terrorist attack.
From Fire and Ice (a marine actually in Iraq):
Santa Claus slipped secretly into Iraq today to spend time with the Marines at Camp Fallujah, most of whom he happily reported fell into the "nice" category this year. Claus, a former Marine Sergeant Major, remarked that standing in a chow line with jarheads again was his special present to himself. He explained, somewhat apologetically, that his current civilian career required long hair, a beard, and a extra 200 pounds. He assured the gathered Marines that in his day he always wore a high and tight haircut, and consistently scored a first class on the physical fitness test. When asked whether his secret unannounced arrival was any indication that the war was going badly, as the main stream press had alluded to regarding both the Vice President Cheney and Secretary Rumsfeld visits, the jolly old elf simply stated that coming and going covertly has always been his trademark.When will the press figure out that most of our soldiers are doing what they love and that if the price of that is a Christmas away from home then so be it and they will make the best of it they can?
Life, it occurs to me, is full of sacrifices. We all make them, we make them based on what we enjoy and what we feel is important. The legacy media would be much better served if they figured out that our all volunteer military values greatly their nation and their service - as do their families and loved ones. In light of that realization, wouldn't it seem appropriate just to thank them for that service, send them a card or gift, and be grateful that such men and women exist and afford us the freedom, both in the form of civil liberties and from fear of terrorist attack.
