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"So, if ten Marines are killed no one cares? And it's not news...to anyone...."

Yes, people care if 10 Marines are killed, I care if one Marines is killed. BUT, what I took from the article is something I've considered for some time now. Every democrat talking head and media anchor portrays the presence of our soldiers in Iraq as if the soldiers were really the child next door in junior high, who was ripped from their parents arms and marched at gunpoint to Iraq to be a sacrificial offering purely for the entertainment of the Bush, Chaney and Rumsfeld war mongers.

Our soldiers are never spoken of as brave and intelligent young men and women who knowingly VOLUNTEERED to protect our Nation and their fellow men. The good works and successes of our soldiers are seldom enumerated.

I mourn the loss of each and every one. And I thank God that there are young, strong, proud and patriotic soldiers willing to defend us from terrorists around the world. I also thank God that the loss of lives has been relatively small when compared to any other war in history.

I want to praise the troops for the job they're doing and honor those who gave their lives in doing their jobs honorably.
We cannot bring them back, but we can be grateful to them forever.

I live near Syracuse,NY and in any group of 150,000 to 160,000 people, there are going to be deaths. Car accidents, drive by shootings, (three last weekend)sports accidents, hunting accidents, drug overdoses, work accidents,illness, etc.etc. Instead of relegating the deaths of soldiers to the obituary page, or screaming headlines on the front page, it would be more honorable for papers around the country to dedicate a sidebar on the front page with a memorium listing the name, age and hometown of our fallen soldiers month to month.