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As our hearts swell with pride over the efforts of our fighting men and women, and we fight back the tears as we see the pictures of our injured and dead, let's remember that we have done this before.
We cried over the body bags coming back from VietNam and the pictures of our wounded vets disembarking from planes all over the US on crutches and in wheel chairs.
The pictures from Somalia of our pilots being drug through the streets broke our hearts.
Our hearts ache for the old Korean vets who get up from their wheel chairs and salute the colors in parades all over this country.
Occasionally we have the chance to see an old WW II vet as he struggles to stay on his feet when the Star Spangled Banner is played, his left hand holding his cane and the right firmly planted on his heart.
They have all been there and given their very best for this country - for you and for me, and for our children.

The ones who didn't make it back were blessed in a sense.
The injured ones we shuffled off into a VA hospital to spend their days without soap to bathe, without shampoo to wash their hair, without eyeglasses to see, without money to keep their hair cut and without the basic necessities we take for granted every day.
Our VA hospitals are full of these guys who put their ass on the line for this country.

Just as we gather up and go to the rallys to support our guys, we should be saying to our Congress people - ENOUGH!!
We should not tolerate the attitude that once they have given their all in defense of this country they no longer have any value and will be treated as subhuman.
They are not animals to be used and forgotten.
They have families who will love them forever; our love is fleeting. It's here today because they are serving this country.
The next time you see one of our guys on a stretcher coming home with his injuries which will be with him the rest of his life, remember that he didn't ask for this, but he'll never regret being there.
He deserves better from us.
Let's support those who have done their duty as well as supporting those who are serving now.