Bad news

What a rough week for military news. Walter Reed. Senior level officers firings. Homeless vets. Legless vets on the cover of Newsweek. And the sad thing is that it took the Post and MSNBC to get something done - well, at least put a bandaid on it and make some heads roll.

It's truly daunting to think of the cost of war. Not only do we lose some of the best youth America has to death, but there are lifetimes of medical support needed for the physically and mentally wounded.

I keep thinking that one day, when Iraq is in the history books to be read by children yet to be conceived, will people still care, or will those names be like the ones etched in the Vietnam wall, touched by strangers curious about the past, and aging spouses, and grown children? I believe that this war has changed how American treats its military. I know of few people (including military) who want us to stay in Iraq much longer, but everyone wants to support the troops, even if they don't know how to do that.

I work for little pay for a place that supports them :) that's my contribution, but yours could be as easy as writing a letter. Yup. Everytime you think of it, every time there's an appropriations bill that will help military families, like more monthly cash for separation pay, or ending the "widow's tax" send your rep an email. When they get enough of them, they just might listen.