Wow, the pictures made me cry.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ----John Stuart Mill

Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. ----Churchill

Anyone will to sacrifice their lives for something else.... is a hero.
God bless them.

Great add MissNightmare. Thank you.

I thank you for helping to make everyone aware of just how blessed we are that there are men and women who fight for our freedom and the toll it takes in many lives.Those who serve our country are not afraid to put their lives on hold to fight.

No problem. I know its easy to forget with the economy, health issues and just lifes events. It doesnt mean though that its not there.

Thank you IrishMike... I think we need to be reminded that regardless of the politics of the day our fighting men and women have never let us down... We need to not let them down...

I think it is important to point out also that much of what our military does is not war related. It is our military that often engage in humanitarian campaigns. When there were starving people because of famine it is the US military that delivers food, it is the US military that extends hospital services when there are epidemics and disasters in third world countries, It is the US Military that is deployed domestically during any disaster that requires additional support. The list goes on... And, I include the National Guard and the US Coast Guard in my definition of US Military. God Bless and protect them every one...

Amen.

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

A moments consideration and respect for those who risk life and limb for our security costs us nothing, and means everything.

I dont hate the game either. Nothing wrong with hating the game.

I am very anti-war, I think there is rarely, if ever a "good" reason for it. BUT...The men and women who serve our country deserve our undying thanks and respect. They do their job, without question or hesitation, going wherever they are sent. I pray for all of them.
Thank you for this post, many people need to see it!

Anytime Jen.

My daddy served in Iraq in 2003, and he's still suffering from the side-effects of being in a war. He has nightmares, and he doesn't like unexpected loud noises. I've seen what war can do to a person first hand, and it's not a pretty thing. I don't like the fact of having a war, but I think without it, there wouldn't be any peace whatsoever.

Thanks for the add. God bless your Father and family.

thanks irish
i may thank you when your sound reach your leaders
American soliders in our area to war Islam
they hate any progress in any area of the world
they want to be the only developed country in the world
this is the policy of your government
this is the cause of our hate to American policy
but really we respect the good american citizen like you
thanks my friend
peace for you

I dont think that America wants to be the only developed nation in the world my friend. If that was so we would be at war with nations other than Iraq and Afganistan.

Our troops are not at war with Islam as well.

Peace for you as well.

I don't believe in war either, Jennifer, but when others war against us and kill our loved ones and threaten to destroy our nation, we must either return fire or die.

Thanks for the harsh photos, IrishMike. God bless our troops, past and present.

Thanks for reading and commenting JCWinters.