Blog titled Thursday, 11 January 2007 10:29 P GMT-07 in www.wordsmithatwar.blog-city.com is by a veteran who just came back from Iraq a few months ago. He tells how, “I spent the first six months of last year amidst the chaos and ironic monotony of war. I can still hear the prayers coming over loudspeakers, the distinct sound of artillery fire, whether it is incoming our outgoing, the darkness of the desert sky at night.” But now he’s back from war. “And now I can sit here in the comfort of my own home, my two kids and my future asleep upstairs under glow-in-the-dark solar systems, flanked by super heroes and princesses on glossy posters. And I can smile at the prospect of tomorrow.” He continues talking about his experiences. “I find that war certainly made me appreciate life all the more. War made me more alert, more grateful, more driven, and more humble. In a way I am now part of those paintings of soldiers hanging in the hallways of libraries on military bases, in the VA hospitals, in military museums and government buildings.” He ends the Blog by saying “Thank you, as always, for reading.”
And includes the quote by Samuel Johnson: "To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life." Samuel Johnson
What strikes me about this blog is the optimism of the writer. He writes from a positive optimistic perspective as opposed to most other war blogs which focus on the negative aspects of war. He is also writing from America not Iraq, six months after he has returned home to his wife and children. I chose this blog in particular simply because I appreciate the warm, positive, happy aura of the posting.
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