Memorial Day Weekend

I know a couple of young men who are in Iraq. One of them is flying combat helicopter missions. He emailed recently that his team had been ambushed, and that the copters had taken fire. One of his team members was hit, but the man came through surgery okay.

I notice that the military is making a special effort to wipe out the copter-ambushers. You're vulnerable in those things when you're low and flying slow. And you can't glide them to a graceful landing if the engine goes out. They tumble right down.

Our military deaths are actually low right now. Just not as low as any of us would like them.

Let us honor all the brave,
Whether alive or in the grave,
Who took up force of arms
To face a world of harm.