Dishonoring the Dead

While reading through some older news columns this morning I came across a letter to an editor that caused my hackles to rise. In this short but not-so-sweet rant the writer urged The Post to quit reporting when deceased soldiers are sent home. His opinion is it serves no purpose to do so and weakens a country’s resolve against the war on terror. Excuse me? Let me see if I’ve got this right. We should send our brave men and women into battle in order to keep our country safe and free of terrorists (hopefully) but when and if they … Continue reading

Operation Iraqi Children

A few days ago I posted an article about how the media tends to focus on the negative news coming out of Iraq while the positive tends to get overlooked. On that note I would like to bring to your attention a program called Operation Iraq Children in which US troops are helping to distribute much needed school supplies to the children of Iraq. In March of 2004 actor Gary Sinise (of Forrest Gump and CSI: New York fame) and author Laura Hillenbrand (Sea Biscuit: An American Legend) announced the launch of their program in order to bring attention to … Continue reading