To start off – yes. I will be honoring 42 today. But I’ve always had an uncomfortable uneasiness about the whole “honor 42″ movement. Pat Tillman was a patriot. Although I would question the manner of his death as “heroic” as Pat was killed by friendly fire during a period of confusion between two allied groups. War truly is hell.
But I digress. That isn’t the purpose of this post.
The purpose of this post is to be careful and not wear those blinders too tightly. Pat Tillman was but one death in over 3,500 casualties since the Iraq war began on 3/19/2003. Every one of those casualties is as equally important as Pat’s loss. Do the right thing and Honor 42 but also do not forget :
George R Roehl – Age 21 – Pfc. Army – Died 4/11/2006
Scott L. Kirkpatrick – Age 26 – Sgt. Army – Died 8/11/2007
Emilio J Campo – Age 20 – Spc. Army – Died 6/6/2011
Erin L McLyman – Age 26 – Pfc Army – Died 3/13/2010
To name but a very small few who died in such a senseless & unjust war.
Yes, Pat gave up an illustrious NFL career to go and fight for his country. Don’t forget, every one of those kids gave up something to go and fight for their country. Unfortunately, the end result was giving up their lives. So Honor 42; but also take the time to honor the 3500+ souls that are no longer with us.
No comments:
Post a Comment