Jill's thoughts for the day...

I don't want to take away from all the pain and suffering the families of the Virginia Tech Students are recently experiencing... BUT ...I was passing by our huge flag on post the other day watching it fly at half staff. I stopped and prayed for those families it was flying low for. The country nationally recognized and mourned approx. 30 students who died in a extremely horrible way. That's great. I thought it was good of the President to do this. Then I started thinking about all the soldiers over there with my husband and all those who have come back in those flag draped coffins. I wonder why our flag isn't flying low already. Certainly our country is in a constant state of mourning for these families as well. Maybe it's because these soldiers chose to make the sacrifice they did. Does that make it any less horrifying or painful for their families and friends? Maybe it is because these kids at VT were innocent and unsuspecting. I don't know. It made me just a little bit sad for our soldiers. I don't need low flying flag to help me to remember these soldiers and their sacrifice for this country, but maybe others might. Maybe if the shooter had joined the Army instead of going to college he would have felt included and found camaraderie instead of persecution he got from the clicks in college. I don't know. Maybe not I don't know... How about if we send all the crazies out there who have some sort of grudge toward whomever over to Iraq to go out on patrols. Have them take their anger out on some insurgents who deserve it before they get shot. Just a thought in my head, feel free to disagree. Aren't you glad you live in a country where you can? Good! Now go out and thank a soldier!