His name was Nathan B. Brukenthal and he was the first Coast Guardsman killed in combat since the Vietnam war. He's been dead almost 4 years now but I bring it up not just as an 8 year veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard, but to remind you all that this Wednesday is the 5 year anniverary(?) of the opening of this debacle.
It began with Operation Iraqi Freedom and continues today with some other not so catchy slogan. Total U. S. Military body count is currently at 3,990.
3,851 have died since the "Mission Accomplished" visit. 3,259 since Saddam Hussein was captured. Last October a team of American and Iraqi epidemiologists estimated that 655,000 people had been killed since the invasion.
As the peace symbol turns 50 this year I'd like to remind everyone what JFK said, "Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today"
Are you still outraged? Or have you forgotten the fallen?
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