This weekend has NOT been a good one in the against our enemy. On Friday, we had 12 Fallen Warriors cross our ramp on their last trip home. And this today, we had another 3 Fallen Warriors heading home.
This makes it a total of 319 Fallen Warriors who have crossed our ramp since July 2010. That's almost one per day as we fight a determined enemy. But we are MORE determined to finish this fight on our watch so that we do not pass this along to our kids. I have been involved in this fight for 20 years when I first deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm in August 1990.
To compare this death toll...look at the murder rate in New York City for 2009...it was 778 during that year alone. Those were useless deaths...but those who have died in support of this war on terror are making the WORLD safe for all. Terrorism is not just against America, but against the world.
I pray for these families who have lost a loved one serving our country over the past year.
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