Just to put things in perspective...

[IceDragon]

I just heard this for the first time today. Just makes you think, what cost is freedom?

Originally Posted by George Jones, The Rock album, 2001

There are teddy bears and high school rings
and old photographs that mamas bring
That daddies with their young boys, playing ball.
There's combat boots that he used to wear,
When he was sent over there.
There's 50,000 names carved in the wall

There's cigarettes, and there's cans of beer
and notes that say "I miss you dear"
and children who don't say anything at all.
There's Purple Hearts and packs of gum
fatherless daughters and fatherless sons
and there's 50,000 names carved in the wall.

They come from all across this land
In pickup trucks and mini vans
Searching for a boy from long ago
They scan the wall and find his name
The teardrops fall like pouring rain
and silently they leave a gift and go

There's Stars of David and rosary beads
and crucifixion figurines
and flowers of all colors large and small
There's a Boy Scout badge and a merit pin
Little American flags waving in the wind
and there's 50,000 names carved in the wall.

We're all from different places, different countries, have different faiths or none at all, have different colour skin, hair and eyes, have different cultures but ultimately, the same heart beats inside us all. We're still human. We're still kin.

Forgive me, I'm feeling...introspective.