Guest Book

The one thing we HAVE to do as a nation is not fall into the belief that our nations soldiers are an expendable commodity. (This is more likely to happen with our nations leaders than it is for the general population.) Yes, they volunteer for duty, and are then at the disposal (not literally, though) of our military's leaders. They can and do occasionally get put in harms way. It's a risk they all knowingly take. However, when they are wounded, or worse, maimed for life, we OWE it to them to see that they receive the best care available and are rehabilitated to re-enter society as productive civilians. If they aren't able to work, they deserve adequate compensation for the remainder of their life. What gets lost sometimes is the notion that these men and women are human beings with lives and families and dreams and ambitions. When they get sidetracked with a serious injury, they need to get treated so they can resume some sense of normalcy as soon as possible. What's compounding the situation is the volume of casualties coming back from Iraq. People aren't just getting bullet and shrapnel wounds. With all the IED's detonating on the streets of Iraq, the injuries are more severe and the military hospitals are getting overwhelmed. Hopefully, with all the press this issue has been getting lately, and with the firing of the commanding general at Walter Reed, we'll see some improvement in the treatment of our soldier heros. God bless our troops.