Our Real Medal Winners Are Not At The Olympics...
Otis Willie PIO The American War Library
While our nation applauds our American kids in China who were fortunate to be
born into families that could afford to nurture their athletic development,
let's not forget our other American kids in Iraq and Afganistan, many of whom
joined the military because they could not afford the college exposure they'll
now get from Senator Webb's new GI Bill. Our military kids are truly winning
medals the hard way.
And let's remember that when our kids in China come home with better arm and leg
mucsle development, some of our kids coming home from war are missing arms and
legs.
Cheering our Olympic heroes is a show of patriotism for Americans competing to
win against their international rivals, but let's never stop cheering for our
military heroes who will never enjoy large blocks of TV coverage while they
compete in a life or death battle with our international enemies.
-- Phill Coleman
Senior Librarian, The American War Library
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