What Makes Americans Special

We have been hearing quite a bit lately about the slow but steady trickle of American deaths in Iraq. But the one thing we don't hear much about is how the families of the deceased are reacting. We haven't been getting much insight into the real effects of the ultimate sacrifice. Until now.

The Telegraph from London has done an excellent job of bringing us a view, a small view no doubt, into what happens emotionally to a family that has just been notified of their son or daughter's death.

I'm sure that not everyone reacts like this, but this is the kind of reaction that makes us special. A man loses his son, one of the most difficult sacrifices a man can make, yet he can look around his home, see all the memories, and feel as though the sacrifice of his son was not in vain.

I feel for Mr. Childers and his family. They have now given more to this nation than most of us could ever think of. And they deserve to be honored for the magnitude of the sacrifice.

It is the internal strength of men like this that makes this nation great.