This article is already being linked to everywhere. A father serving in Iraq has but a journal to leave his nine-month old son. Be thankful for your blessings this coming year and pray that we figure out some way to what is going on so we do not have to read more such stories.
Here is a quote lifted from the times article
The 18th was a long, solemn night, he wrote in Jordan’s journal. We had a memorial for two soldiers who were killed by an improvised explosive device. None of my soldiers went to the memorial. Their excuse was that they didn’t want to go because it was depressing. I told them it was selfish of them not to pay their respects to two men who were selfless in giving their lives for their country.
Things may not always be easy or pleasant for you, that’s life, but always pay your respects for the way people lived and what they stood for. It’s the honorable thing to do.
I am warning you, it is not an easy read.
