Honoring the Real Heroes

Seeming to always articulate my thoughts, Ben Stein astutely notices that on a huge stage, there was no acknowledging our soldiers overseas, especially bothersome in a time of war. Ben on the Oscars:

There is no greatness there in the Kodak theater. The greatness is on patrol in Kirkuk. The greatness lies unable to sleep worrying about her man in Mosul. The greatness sleeps at Arlington National Cemetery and lies waiting for death in VA Hospitals. God help us that we have sunk so low as to confuse foolish and petty boasting with the real courage that keeps this nation and the many fools in it alive and flourishing on national TV.

Take a minute to visit my friend Chaplain Cory Bjertness's account of training up to deploy to Iraq at The Online Chaplain. Tonight and every night, keep our soldiers (and their families, who sacrifice as much if not more) in your prayers.