Never Forget by Xoterik
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As of Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at least 3,836 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War.
Every weekend, these folks set up this memorial for our fallen. This particular one is on Santa Monica Beach. They also do the same in Santa Barbara. I do not know where else they do this, but I thank God for them remembering and honoring our fallen sons and daughters. It is something, that to me at least, seems missing with our current state of affairs with the government who sent them there in the first place.
Comments (7)
magicmoondesigns
Very moving image, and excellent job catching the setting sun and the colors of the clouds.
Dianthus
OMG that many have died. When is this war going to end. So sad for their families. Yet proud of their fight against terrorism. Catch twenty two. Fantastic image:)
gattone_blu
Suggestive image. bravo
o-q
When was the last time a polititian died at the front of the troops he hurls into battle? Prehaps if they didn't own all the arms factories, they wouldn't want to go to war quite so often!
mairekas
OMG. Don`t need to say anymore.
servo
A an honorable tribute to heroes. To those who are 'shocked' by the number of deaths, you don't know your history: More than 5,000 soldiers died in less than two weeks taking the island of Iwo Jima during WWII. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in less than 4 years during the American Civil War. Every soldier is valuable, and every death is costly, but we should be thankful and proud that so relatively few have had to die, and that so much good has been accomplished through their brave sacrifice. They have fought well and fought smart, and casualties and even collateral civilian deaths are mercifully few. To those who say, "end the war" ... wars end with victory, not retreat.
kimariehere
i have taken pictures of this too at SB but never anything quite so beautiful as this !!! AWESOME work love your eye btw!!