"Good And Noble"
Some of the most insightful, timely and affecting observations about the war on terror are blogged by America's brave warriors themselves.
Glenn Reynolds notes
one such blog post by a member of the U.S. Air Force.
Above a poignant photograph of the flag-draped coffins of Lt. Col. John Stein, 1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta, Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks, Staff Sgt. John Teal and Senior Airman Jason Plite, the Air Force blogger writes:
Look. These are the coffins of six members of the United States Air Force. They did not die as a result of enemy fire. They died while attempting to transport Afghani children to a US medical facility for treatment. That is what the United States does. To all those who say, "...but what about Afghanistan? We haven't fixed it yet..." and other such whining, I say: screw you. Six brave airmen died trying to make life better for children and their families who were brutalized under a tyrannical theocratic regime. Show me any other nation that does this as a matter of routine, 99% of the time without any press or media attention. The United States is, quite simply, good and noble...and these six airmen are proof of same.
Beautifully said.
