Posted by
Christopher on Friday, July 20, 2007 12:00:08 PM
That title is a quote from a US solider the other day who echoes the opinion of the vast majority of our men and women in uniform.
If simply staying alive was their primary concern, they would never have volunteered for the military in the first place. Signing up means sacrificing your life - you are told where and when to go to war, you leave your family and friends behind and know that you may never see them again. Hundreds of thousands are in the line of fire as we speak, and they are proud to do it. They would much rather deal with their own death in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. then to have their spouses and children blown up at home. That is the bottom line that keeps them going and should remind all of us of the Truth. Don't listen to politicians and their pontificating, listen to the 19 year olds who are volunteering (and re-enlisting) to die for you - this war is worth the sacrifice. Let us all not pray for their safe return, but for their/our victory.