I watched two soldiers come home from war today
I watched two soldiers come home from war today. The first one, only his girlfriend awaiting arrival, dropped his bags as soon as he deplaned. A long embrace. He looked happy to be home, happy to be with the love of his life.
The other soldier had a heros welcome, some 200 people awaiting his arrival; family, friends, local celebrity and politicians. A crowd formed around the aircraft as it taxied in, fire and police cars, special measures, had been taken to ensure that the two bus loads of people, all there to greet the young hero, could welcome him home, without a hitch.
Standing tall, a couple of marines escorted this young mans coffin from aircraft to hearse.
The other soldier had a heros welcome, some 200 people awaiting his arrival; family, friends, local celebrity and politicians. A crowd formed around the aircraft as it taxied in, fire and police cars, special measures, had been taken to ensure that the two bus loads of people, all there to greet the young hero, could welcome him home, without a hitch.
Standing tall, a couple of marines escorted this young mans coffin from aircraft to hearse.
posted by justinian at 8:22 PM
9 Comments:
Wow Justin. What a powerful and extremely sad thing to have witnessed. Two very very different homecomings. I don't agree with the war, but I wonder why no hero's welcome for the first one?
Why do you hate freedom?
That was beautifully written.
My coworker saw me looking out the window and asked: "what's going on out there?"
I'm still trying to figure that one out.
Oh, and David, I'm a cheese eating, surrender monkey.
A cheese-eating, surrender monkey.
God, I dig you.
Crap. Another pointless death, a few more parents of the dead created for absolutley no good reason whatsoever. What a total fucking mess this war/occupation is, if there is one thing left that can raise my blood pressure this is it. And maybe Bob Geldof.
Wow, Justin, I am speachless. How powerful.
Thank you for expressing so well what is so wrong about war.
What a great post...though sad. It's a powerful message you send.
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