Military parents feeling even more forgotten

We admire and praise the brave military families of those who are serving in Iraq.

Following a over-before-you-know-it war in which there were battles won, territory claimed, and video footage of cheering, liberated Iraqis, there are now very few uplifting, patriotic images of our troops coming out of Iraq. Where families were glued to the TV screen during the war for images of their heroic son or daughter, that footage left Baghdad many, many months ago along with the journalists who provided it.

We are left with more vague reports from Iraq, which have devolved into little more than a terrorist attack report. a daily body count of heartwrenching frequency which has dulled our outrage with each passing car bomb.