‘That’s not going to happen with my son’
Honor guards replace forklifts for fallen troops after father takes up cause
In an about-face by the U.S. government four years into the war in Iraq, America's fallen troops are being brought back to their families aboard charter jets instead of ordinary commercial flights, and the caskets are being met by honor guards in white gloves instead of baggage handlers with forklifts.
The same excuse as from the beginning, 'Intrusion on the families', of which, wether the War is Right or Wrong, they did Not Die for just their families, They Died Serving The Nation!
As many may have heard, last week the city of Charlotte NC had an extremely senseless tragic killings of Two Police Officers.
The city has been going through a Sad week culminating yesterday and today with the Funerals of the Fallen Officers.
We 'Honor' these officers, as do any community in these the United States, who are killed in the line of Duty. That 'Duty' is to the residents of the communities, they and the Firefighters, Medical Rescue Personal and others who Die doing their service to Community Deserve the 'Honors' Bestowed from that Community.
Officer Sean Clark 'finished strong'. Yesterdays Funeral.
Remembering Officer Jeff Shelton. Todays Funeral.
There is more at the links, including Video's of the Funerals and Motor Processions to the Buriel Sites.
But from the killings of these two officers to today, as I listened to the reports and the words said and watched the video clips, All I Kept Thinking was about our Military Troops, from the two theaters, who are Killed and Maimed, and we aren't allowed to view their return to this soil. Nor do many get front page cover, especially if in larger city publications. Most reports of the KIA's are religated to small writeups within the newspapers, or quick reports of the numbers than move on to the weather or soft news with smiles!
Do these two Police Officers, and their families, deserve the outpouring they received, Most Certainly Yes, for a Community must come to some term and start healing!
And the Communities are reminded of the cost of the service that others provide for their reliative safety.
But the Community Of The Nation must also be Allowed to See The True Cost of the Wars that far too many Support, for that Cost comes back in Caskets and with Lost Limbs, and The Families Must Be Embraced by the Community!
And the Community of the Nation should also know the Cost in Innocent Lives Lost in the Countries It Invades!!
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