The Real Celebrities!

I'm sorry Michael Jackson passed away and our sympathies to his family, but enough already! Every time I turn on the news there is another story related to his death. If it's not about Michael then it's some other celebrity drama about who broke up with who, who was spotted drinking here, who was dressed the best, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to turn on the news and actually here news that mattered. On one of the most recent episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8 Jon was quoted as saying, "There are men & women dying in Iraq everyday and all people care about is what I ate for lunch today." His statement nailed it perfectly!

Our soldiers are fighting and dying for our freedom everyday and why aren't they being recognized? Most recently:

Chief Warrant Officer Douglas M. Vose III, 38, of Concrete, Wash., died July 29 in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany.

Pvt. Gerrick D. Smith, 19, of Sullivan, Ill., died July 29 in Herat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Illinois Army National Guard, Marion, Ill.

Pfc Donald W. Vincent, 26, of Gainesville, Fla., died July 25 of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

SPC Justin D. Coleman, 21, of Spring Hill, Fla., died July 24 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

These men are only four of the many who have lost their lives or sustained injuries this month. Counting only the names released so far this month there have been thirty four casualties related to Operation Enduring Freedom. That is way too many. The issue here is that I bet before you sat down to read this you didn't know about SPC Justin Coleman or Pfc Donald Vincent. Without question I imagine you did know about Michael Jackson, and Kim Kardashians latest breakup.

To read about news that really matters you can log onto http://www.defenselink.mil daily for up to date information regarding Operation Enduring Freedom. If you click on the news release tab under the press column to the left of the home page you can view information on all the latest casualties. These are the people we need to be talking about and praying for daily. This is the latest gossip that matters. These are the real celebrities!