Americas Priorities

This is written by a young man serving his third tour of duty in Iraq .
Thought you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news interesting .
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Okay, I need to rant .

I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael
Jackson . As we all know, Jackson died the other day . He was an
entertainer who performed for decades . He made millions, he spent
millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many
people . I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and
I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point
of my rant .

Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their
minds with grief . When a man dies whose only contribution to the
country was to ENTERTAIN people, the American people find the need to
flock to a memorial in Hollywood , and even Congress sees the need to
hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?

Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a
freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What
about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those
Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war,
still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the
United States of America . Where is their moment of silence? Where
are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over
them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a
Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddance," and "thank
God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the
sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off
their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop
Icon?"

I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS
for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every
service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan . They need to PUBLICLY
recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people
can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE,
those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for
them . But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have
been so many willing to make that sacrifice . After all, we will never
make millions of dollars . We will never star in movies, or write hit
songs that the world will listen too . We only shed our blood, sweat
and tears so that people can enjoy what they have .

Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it .
Remember these five words the next time you think of someone
who is serving in the military;

"So that others may live . . . "

That young man says it all . Its a pity that the Jacksons of this world Victims of there own Lifestyles,get all the plattidudes ,sencere or fake Showbiz crap , and our young men and women are fighting and dying in a hostile environment ,become only a name to be engraved on a War Memorial,

Joker said it perfectly and it needs to be said more often. My Dad was a tortured man who never complained about it or asked for anything in return, he just passed on the tradition of taking care of our families and loving our country. My house was the only house proudly flyng the flag at half mast when died.

Patriotism is not a fad,

Motorcle

Fad Indeed . If some one had told me 20 years ago that our battle wary troops would be Spat on ,Jeered ,Verbaly Abused, by Johny Forigneer in there home town as they marched back to barracks Id have thought you must have arrived from the other side of the galaxy.and our govenment of 12 years in power now withholds Vital equipment ,from them ,18 deaths in 2 weeks ,fuckin appaling ,all down to being staved of the resourses need to do there job .
Gutted .Im Totaly Gutted ....