[Ready4Freddy]

Uniforms for Fallen are Always Perfect

[Stonewall Jackson]

If you get the opportunity, watch Taking Chance, the HBO docu-drama about a young Marine's last journey home. They take particular care to show the dedication and determination of the men and women who prepared his body and his uniform for the trip home, despite the fact that his remains were not suitable for viewing and their work would therefore never be seen by anyone.

Just make sure you have a box of tissues handy when you watch it, because you are going to need them.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Thanks for the link.

“I’ve been in some very dangerous areas during my deployments to Kirkuk, Iraq, and Kandahar, Afghanistan,”
said Sergeant Bell, his voice quavering.
“I’ve been in a few situations myself and can remember many nights of standing on the flightline,
saluting and paying respect to those who have given their lives as they were being loaded onto an aircraft to return home.
It just creates a level of respect for our fallen that is hard to explain.”

Imagine if the soldiers serving and dying for our country had a Commander in Chief who felt this way.
We have a guy who pays more respect to his basketball than he does to the troops .