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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Honor the Jackson 5 - Real Heroes
They following brave people will NEVER get the media coverage they deserve or anything equal to the praise and coverage lavished on the Jackson 5 musical family. This week at the passing of Michael Jackson the world weeps at the death of a recording artist and entertainer who made hundreds of millions of dollars from his music.
While most Americans are thinking about Michael Jackson, we hope you will join us and think about the Jacksons 5 - young men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for America.
Army Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson
18, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas; killed May 20 when her vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as she was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II
29, of Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army Spc. Dustin C. Jackson
21, of Arlington, Texas; assigned to the 350th Adjutant General Company, Grand Prairie, Texas; died March 12 in Tallil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire.
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson
28, of Sarasota, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY; killed Jan. 13 when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Sukar, Iraq.
Army Spc. Marlon P. Jackson
25, of Jersey City, NJ; assigned to A Company, 94th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy), 130th Engineer Brigade, Vilseck, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device exploded on a road in Tampa, Iraq.
These were all brave soldiers who risked their lives, put everything on the line, to protect their friends and family and their country, which they loved so much that they sacrificed their own lives to protect it.
With all the media hype surrounding the celebrities and the cult of personality built up around high-profile entertainers, it is predictable that you may not have heard of THIS Jackson five, and no matter where you look on TV they will still be covering Michael Jackson’s elaborate funeral.
But that doesn’t give us an excuse to forget about our troops and the sacrifices they have made. Honor their teammates still on the front lines fighting against the terrorists, preserving our freedom and security back home.
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Let us put things into perspective: We've suffered a great loss!
With no disrespect intended to the Jackson family, this sure does reveal the shallowness of our value system in this country.
By MIKE aka Mr. Brutally Honest
While the focus today, tomorrow and for the next God-knows-how-many-days will be the death of a pop culture icon; while many will mourn, wail and quite literally make fools of themselves over it and while as many will speak endlessly about it, allow me, if only for a moment, to remind us all that others have died this month; others whose lives were cut short; others who leave behind loved ones and whose families will dearly miss them; families who'll suffer with much more dignity and honor than we'll be exposed to on the tube in the coming days.
Yes... it's true... We've suffered a great loss... But forgive me while I tell you that I'm not talking about the king of pop music.
These American military members died in Iraq this month:
Sergeant Justin J. Duffy Specialist Christopher M. Kurth Specialist Charles D. Parrish Lance Corporal Robert D. Ulmer Staff Sergeant Edmond L. Lo Sergeant Joshua W. Soto Captain Kafele H. Sims Specialist Chancellor A. Keesling
And these members of our U.S. Armed Forces died in Afghanistan this month: Sergeant Jones, Ricky D. Specialist Munguia Rivas, Rodrigo A. Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber, Jeffrey J. 1st Sergeant Blair, John D. Sergeant Smith, Paul G. Staff Sergeant Melton, Joshua Sergeant 1st Class Dupont, Kevin A. Specialist O'Neill, Jonathan C. Chief Warrant Officer Richardson Jr., Ricky L. Specialist Silva, Eduardo S. Lance Corporal Whittle, Joshua R. Major Barnes, Rocco M. Major Jenrette, Kevin M. Staff Sergeant Beale, John C. Specialist Jordan, Jeffrey W. Specialist Griemel, Jarrett P. Specialist Hernandez I, Roberto A. Sergeant Obakrairur, Jasper K. Staff Sergeant Hall, Jeffrey A. Private 1st Class Ogden, Matthew D. Private 1st Class Wilson, Matthew W.
Our brave solidiers, the men and women of the U.S. Military have my utmost support and thanks for the sacrifices they make. Give me a soldier, living or dead, and all the Vets, over a pop icon any day! These are the true heroes and the ones who need to be mourned and remembered. Michael Jackson was okay, but he was an entertainer! not a hero, not a... Read More giver of his life, not a patriot in the true sense of the word, and certainly no soldier! I won't mention the charges brought against him about his peculiar lifestyle.
God bless our U. S. Soldiers and all of our Veterans! They deserve praise, thanks, and recognition! Michael Jackson does not.
This is written by a young soldier serving his third tour of duty in Iraq. Thought you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news interesting and he's right. -----------
Okay, I need to rant.
I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.
Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America. Where is their moment of ilence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddence," and "thank God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"
I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.
Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember these five words the next time you think of someone who is serving in the military; "So that others may live..."
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Let us put things into perspective:
We've suffered a great loss!
With no disrespect intended to the Jackson family, this sure does reveal the shallowness of our value system in this country.
By MIKE aka Mr. Brutally Honest
While the focus today, tomorrow and for the next God-knows-how-many-days will be the death of a pop culture icon; while many will mourn, wail and quite literally make fools of themselves over it and while as many will speak endlessly about it, allow me, if only for a moment, to remind us all that others have died this month; others whose lives were cut short; others who leave behind loved ones and whose families will dearly miss them; families who'll suffer with much more dignity and honor than we'll be exposed to on the tube in the coming days.
Yes... it's true... We've suffered a great loss... But forgive me while I tell you that I'm not talking about the king of pop music.
These American military members died in Iraq this month:
Sergeant Justin J. Duffy
Specialist Christopher M. Kurth
Specialist Charles D. Parrish
Lance Corporal Robert D. Ulmer
Staff Sergeant Edmond L. Lo
Sergeant Joshua W. Soto
Captain Kafele H. Sims
Specialist Chancellor A. Keesling
And these members of our U.S. Armed Forces died in Afghanistan this month:
Sergeant Jones, Ricky D.
Specialist Munguia Rivas, Rodrigo A.
Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber, Jeffrey J.
1st Sergeant Blair, John D.
Sergeant Smith, Paul G.
Staff Sergeant Melton, Joshua
Sergeant 1st Class Dupont, Kevin A.
Specialist O'Neill, Jonathan C.
Chief Warrant Officer Richardson Jr., Ricky L.
Specialist Silva, Eduardo S.
Lance Corporal Whittle, Joshua R.
Major Barnes, Rocco M.
Major Jenrette, Kevin M.
Staff Sergeant Beale, John C.
Specialist Jordan, Jeffrey W.
Specialist Griemel, Jarrett P.
Specialist Hernandez I, Roberto A.
Sergeant Obakrairur, Jasper K.
Staff Sergeant Hall, Jeffrey A.
Private 1st Class Ogden, Matthew D.
Private 1st Class Wilson, Matthew W.
Let's remember and honor these fallen heroes!
Our brave solidiers, the men and women of the U.S. Military have my utmost support and thanks for the sacrifices they make. Give me a soldier, living or dead, and all the Vets, over a pop icon any day! These are the true heroes and the ones who need to be mourned and remembered. Michael Jackson was okay, but he was an entertainer! not a hero, not a... Read More giver of his life, not a patriot in the true sense of the word, and certainly no soldier! I won't mention the charges brought against him about his peculiar lifestyle.
God bless our U. S. Soldiers and all of our Veterans!
They deserve praise, thanks, and recognition! Michael Jackson does not.
This is written by a young soldier serving his third tour of duty in Iraq. Thought you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news interesting and he's right.
-----------
Okay, I need to rant.
I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on
Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.
Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the
country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden
he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades?
What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All
those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America. Where is their moment of ilence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddence," and "thank God for
IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"
I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to
PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American
people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.
Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember
these five words the next time you think of someone who is serving in the military;
"So that others may live..."
Isaac
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