Marines are at war--America is at the mall?

"Official Report : February 7, 2007, Anbar Province, Iraq .. 1st LT Jared Landaker United States Marine Corps, from Big Bear California, gave his live in service to his country. Fatally wounded when his CH-46 helicopter was shot down by enemy fire, Jared and his crew all perished. His life was the ultimate sacrifice of a grateful military family and nation."

"His death occurred at the same time as Anna Nicole Smith, a drug-using person with a 7th grade education, of no pedigree, who dominated our news for two weeks while Jared became a number on CNN. And most unfortunately, Jared's death underscores a fact that we are a military at war, not a nation at war. It has been said that Marines are at war. America is at the mall. --from "Diary of A Last and Final Flight Home," published in Baghdad Prayer Patrol
( http://www.prayercentral.net), Friday, June 29, 2007


This report saddens me. However, not all Americans are just "at the mall." Faithful countrymen and women really do want to help our troops.

"Americans want to contribute to victory but do not know how," stated Major Eric Egland, founder of Troops Need You. "Now, Troops Need You provides a clear path to empower every American to support victory in Iraq.""


"TroopsNeedYou.com is dedicated to helping the troops win in Iraq by delivering to our combat troops on the ground needed resources such as medical and school supplies, generators and tool sets that create jobs and improve quality of life for local Iraqis. The troops can then use those goods to motivate the local Iraqis to stand up for the mission, so we can stand down and bring the troops home--VICTORIOUS."-- http://www.troopsneedyou.com

This sounds like something concrete that all families, including homeschoolers, could do to actively support our troops. More pressing than a trip to the mall, TroopsNeedYou can serve as both an educational opportunity and a way to help others .