8 years of Ft. Hood heroes.

"You know what, you know what I noticed? Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying. If tomorrow I tell the press that like a gang banger, will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it’s all, part of the plan. But when I say that one, little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds!" The Joker.
Looking back on the happenings at Ft. Hood yesterday this quote immediately popped into my mind. I understand that a soldier turning on his brother in arms is a profound tragedy and violates the trust in one another that is vital to any military unit. However i do not understand the subsequent pimping of the story by news outlets across our country. This isn't to say that it shouldn't be covered. It should. It shouldn't be more or less important than the thousands and thousands of brave men and women whom have lost their lives fighting these last 8 years. For too long people have reacted to a blip on their local news of a servicemen dying as nothing more than an out of town score for a game they care little about. Indifference is the noose slowly being wrapped around the neck of a once moralistic country that was made great by people giving a damn.
I know people will say "This is different, their families were near. Children could have been hurt". I understand this but why can't a story of a soldier falling in combat while protecting children he doesn't know get the same press? Why are Americans so ho-hum about the horrors that greet our boys when they step into the hell that is Sadr City or the pit of Acheron that is the baron battlegrounds of Southern Afghanistan.
I'm not saying that we as Americans should be in a state of rage every time we hear that something bad has happened to someone trying to do good, but rather next time you see a blip on the news about a servicemen dying, take a moment, think about a life full of promise, think of a father, a brother, a son, becoming only a memory for the loved ones that are left to pick up the pieces of a shattered hope that bravery would be rewarded. Send along your prayers. Thank someone that you know has served. Write a letter thanking a random soldier needing a morale boost. Its the least we can do to honor the sacrifice that these heroes and their families have made.
"A billion people died on the news tonight But not so many cried at the terrible sight Well mama said It's just make believe You can't believe everything you see So baby close your eyes to the lullabies On the news tonight Who's the one to decide that it would be alright To put the music behind the news tonight Well mama said You can't believe everything you hear The diagetic world is so unclear So baby close your ears On the news tonight On the news tonight The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight And mama said Why don't the newscasters cry when they read about people who die? At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes Mama said It's just make believe You cant believe everything you see So baby close your eyes to the lullabies On the news tonight" The news by Jack Johnson

My heart goes out to all the families of the fallen heroes in our armed forces tonight. thank you and God Bless.
PCSCL