Our American Heros

[AmmoToad]

Can't believe the coverage given to a 20 something celebrity brat lately.

Here are a few 20 year-olds worth knowing about: Justin Allen, 23; Brett Linley, 29; Matthew Weikert, 29; Justus Bartett, 27; Dave Santos, 21; Chase Stanley, 21; Jesse Reed, 26; Matthew Johnson, 21; Zachary Fisher, 24; Brandon King, 23; Christopher Goeke, 23; & Sheldon Tate, 27.

These men gave their lives for you this past week. Lindsey who?  We must never forget the sacrifices that are made on our behalf each and every day.

[yankee2500]

  It is indeed sad that one of our troops had to die defending our freedoms, and gets little or no recognition for there sacrifice.
Yet some spoiled Hollyweird brat doing something stupid will get top billing on every national news network.

John

[Richard S]

Some historians have used the term "bread and circuses" to describe the preoccupation with immediate wants and trivialities and the loss of concern for civic duty that characterized the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. I hope and pray that this great nation of ours is not entering such a phase. However, the 24-hour news cycle these days seems to be more concerned with the foibles of so-called "celebrities" than the sacrifies of our true heroes. It is a sad and alarming turn of events.

[Brenden]

Here is another fine soldier that lost his life last week in Afganistan,he hails from an area just north from me.

I am going to try to get the wife and kids together and go meet the plane,and give some support to the family!!

A Marine from Benzie County will be laid to rest this week.

Corporal Paul Miller, 22, was killed by a roadside bomb last week in Afghanistan.    

Tentative funeral plans were released by the Marines to the 7 & 4 Newsroom Saturday.  

Corporal Miller's body will be flown into Cherry Capital Airport Tuesday at 12:00 p.m..  A viewing will be held Wednesday at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The funeral will be held at a Lake Ann church, but the exact time and location have not yet been set.   Corporal Miller will be laid to rest at Memorial Gardens in Traverse City.

Corporal Miller was a graduate of Benzie Central Schools.

[kjtrains]

Thanks for each, for your thoughts; means alot.  And Brenden, great, that you and family are giving this support; that, too, will mean much to this family.

[Reinz]

Awesome Brenden

That's what I call Support