We need to remember.

I simply cannot understand or even grasp the reasoning behind some of our citizens selective memory. This was not always a common trait among citizens, as it did not appear after the attack upon Pearl Harbor. It appears to be some new manifestation, which has taken hold since the senseless attacks upon the World Trade Center on 9/11/

There was that short period of time that every citizen stood as one demanding we find someone, anyone to take make responsible and avenge their deaths. We invade Afghanistan; citizens are transfixed to television screens awaiting the news that we are victorious. We invade Iraq and they wait again and every person as one exclaims their happiness when we capture Saddam.

Then slowly, ever so slowly the memory of the attack upon our shores is moved to the back of some minds and a new thought emerges, one of sorrow that we are doing this to another country.

Demonstrations begin, others vent their feelings in other ways, but the message is the same, we need to pull out and return our troops home. And herein lies the problem, we effectively removed the former government of nations and now it is up to us to instill new ones before we can even think of something as that. Yes, there will be fighting and additional troop movements and perhaps additional troops involved that is the nature of war.

The United States of America is a proud country comprised of proud individuals who have stood in dangers door before and gave what they could so this country could remain free. We need to remember who we are; we need to become that proud country once more.