Another Fort Riley Soldier died in Iraq today...

The second this week...and it's only Wednesday.

FIRST OFF -- Watch this video * this link is no longer valid :(


As a military wife myself, it's my worst fear, and if I ever got such news, I wouldn't be able to "talk" to anyone, let alone look civilized, for MONTHS. I assume this anyway; I haven't been there, thank god.

The fact that this wife, pulled herself together, long enough to speak to a news crew, says so much of her character. I was in awe. You could tell she was still so torn up and I could feel her pain, and how intense it must be, but yet she put sentences together, and managed to give a face and a story to her husbands death, so that it wouldn't just be another cold news report. It tore me up to watch her, and still does just thinking about it.

Here's what infuriates me:

Did you notice the handoff, at the end? "Ok Mike, thank you very much. And another family dealing with the grief in Kansas tonight, we appreciate that. Now in other news..." Could he get more callous and cold? Did you see any emotion in his face? Lord forbid we dwelled on this tragedy for a minute, let alone showed some remorse. This is why I hardly ever watch the news, half of them report like robots when it is serious, or are reporting worthless info. Americans need to see more stories like this, and be able to look the victims who have lost loved ones, in the eye...maybe then, the impact of what's happening and what we should be worrying about, will hit them. But noooo....we hear of Michael Jackson, Britany Spears, what's on the president's IPOD, and exploding toads!

I don't understand any of it. I can understand wanting to hear some good news, or wanting to fill up on some Hollywood drama, after a hard day at work... but the media should stop rushing through the sacrifices that soldiers and families are making everyday, out of respect...if nothing else. It had to take a great deal of effort to make her get in front of the cameras, and you can be sure they kept her talking for over 30 min of interviews....all for less than 2 min of air time.

How sweet of them! How disheartening........

To think, some people wonder why many who have spent time overseas, would rather stay there, or can't wait to go back. Me being one of them. It's because once you step outside and look in, America looks trifling, shallow, and lost, and the media that's causing it, is much easier to ignore when you don't understand the language it's in. No kidding.

I'm grumpy, can you tell? I stayed up too long fussing with the template of this thing. Looks cool though, huh? I like it..