AVB and Rick, most of the guys on that list wanted to be there. Most of them were fighting and died for a cause they believed in. How do I know this?? I have a friend on the list from March 2003. His name was 1st Sgt. Rob Dowdy. He was the chief NCO in Jessica Lynch's unit and she was in his Humvee when he was killed. Rob's widow, Kathy, worked for me at my flower shop for 12 years. Rob moved to San Antonio to finish out his career while Kathy and his 10 year old daughter Kristy stayed in DeRidder waiting for him to finish.
Kathy has lived through horrible grief but continues to stand behind the direction this company has taken. I often hear Bush Haters on this board spout off that President Bush hasn's seen a flag draped coffin come home. I can't address that. I can address the thrill Kathy and Kristy got when the ate lunch with the President at Fort Polk, Louisiana and the hug and genuine tears he shed for her loss. We have a President who cares about the world, who cares about freedom and who cares about the cost our American military pays on a daily basis.
Kathy already knew Rob was a hero but she also realized he was just doing his job. The people you see listed on that page are doing their job. Most of them wouldn't be anywhere else.
And... if you want to see the supreme sacrifice that these American families are paying... I suggest you read this http://www.designsbyjudy.com/sos/dowdy.htm
Cheers,
grond