March 8, 2004

  • My brother Chris, was deployed to Iraq on Saturday.  When he enlisted in the Army, I'm not sure if he knew that he would eventually be shipped out.  Or at least he didn't realize what it was like.  All of our military, I imagine that they all would be willing to die for the United States.  All throughout history, enlisting "proved" loyalty to the country.  For Japanese Americans, African Americans, and Filipino Americans in past wars like World War II, it was one of the only vehicles to make such a statement.  In World War II in particular, either Japanese Americans enlisted or they were imprisoned in camps.


    Even today, the rhetoric is that people are unpatriotic if they don't support the war.  I am not in support of the war.  I love this country though.  It's the greatest country in the world.  It has the right ideals.  Equality is great.  However, most of these ideals like equality are not implemented to truly be an equal society.  I would die a martyr for our country, but not for some blind cause.  For the right cause, and the right ideal, I would definitely do it.