Faces of The Fallen

It may seem that I have pattern going with my recent posts. If it has not become apparent to the readers my posts have reflected on the soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not all of them but some, so as I thought about what subject I wanted to write on today it wasn't very hard to come up with the topic. On the evening of Friday Aug. 24, 2007, the day after Spc. Kamisha Block was laid to rest, HBO aired a program called BAGHDAD ER. The images depicted in the film were horrendous, very graphic, made my stomach turn and nearly brought me to tears. In the opening scene an Army nurse was placing a soldiers dismembered arm into a toxic bag for disposal which was amputated from the blast of an IED (improvised explosive device). The rest of the documentary was just as gut wrenching. While watching the program I began to feel a new sense anger towards the war and an even greater sense of anger towards the insurgents. But as I watched the ER Doctors and nurses in action it brought out a new kind of human being, a human with real super strengths that cannot matched by the average ER team. I am sure that doctors and nurses here in the states have seen horrible trama but with the conditions the doctors and nurses are working in in Baghdad would make even the best surgeons here bow the heads in respect. The Washington Post online pays tribute to the Fallen soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan with it tribute "Faces of The Fallen". It is emotionally powerful and it gives you a true perspective of just how real this war is by giving its visitors a visual account of the now 4,129 soldiers KIA. Please, keep these men and women in your thoughts and prayers as you wake up each day in peace. Don't take for granted that the trip to the store for that needed gallon of milk or loaf of bread will be made without incident. And if the member of the family or family friend is about to be deployed, charish every last moment with them, tell them you love them and tell them Thank You. Keep them in your prayers and ask God to keep them safe and bring them home. If you happen to stumble upon this and you are in the military, Thank You, God Bless you and God Bless America.