Thursday, May 3, 2007
Open your eyes America!
As I was reading Truman's journal, I noticed that on December 1st, 2005, he wrote of a solider he saw that was so young that it shocked him that this soldier is a veteran. But it was not that that caught my eyes for I know many young men and women I graduated from high school with who are soldiers. Three have returned home; one is on his way back again, one have lost a leg and the other does not know her fate as to whether she'll be sent back or not. No it was not that that cought my eye. Rather, it was this statement, " I suppose that although everyone is aware that there is a war going on and that that that war is fought by an army which is composed primarily of young men, it's so far removed from the context of our daily lives that it's strange to meet someone who was actually a part of it" (http://rebelcoyote.livejournal.com/). There is so much truth to this sad statement. We hear that we are at war, but there is no way that we can feel the true intensity of the situation that we are placed in because it is not all around us. It's on the news, but its not next door. When we meet a soldier who is fresh from war or have been wounded in the war, it almost seems surreal. But imagine if you lived in Iraq; this war is next door, it's down the block, its on your front steps; and everyday you wake up to the sound of bombs and the fear of not knowing when your block will be the next on the news. No this reality is not our mentality. We hear it, but we do not see it, at least we DO NOT REALLY SEE IT. But they do; The soldirs, the iraqi civilians and soldiers, they are the ones living this tragedy every day. Its like a desease; they just dont know when their time will be up, it can be the next minute, tomorrow, tonight!!!
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I read “Open your eyes America” this was a good blog because the student knew other soldiers of the War that were their High School friends and are young. I also understand how they feel by saying “We hear that we are at War, but there is no way that we can feel the true intensity of the situation that we are placed in because it is not all around us.” Someone can tell you that it’s good or it’s bad but until you experience it yourself it is only here say. It’s just like this if you want to know how it feels just walk in a soldier shoes for a day. That goes for anything in life, someone can tell you how it feels to fall down and you understand, but until you really fall down physical you really don’t understand.
I could not agree with you more on this. It really does not hit home until you see someone who has been in the war. To the general public the war seems to be whatever we see on tv, but to be in the war zone is a completely different story. I cannot imagine what it would be to be like to be in the middle of a war where you are fighting for your country as well as your life. They are just Bush's tools to do his dirty job for him.
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