Did You Know - Honoring Our War Dead

Of all of the things that George Bush offers us as President, I am most proud of his support for the troops. If you don't think I'm right - just ask him and he'll tell you that he supports the troops. At least until they die for their country. The following is from the Worcester Telegram and Gazette - click here to read the whole article...

In an about-face by the U.S. government four years into the war in Iraq, America’s fallen troops are being brought back to their families aboard charter jets instead of ordinary commercial flights, and the caskets are being met by honor guards in white gloves instead of baggage handlers with forklifts.

That change — which took effect quietly in January and applies to members of the U.S. military killed in Afghanistan, too — came after a campaign waged by a father who was aghast to learn that his son’s body was going to be unloaded like so much luggage.