And We Grow
I spoke to an orthopedic surgeon the other day at Civic Hospital in Ottawa. He had done work on one of the soldiers who had been injured when WO Wilson, Cpl McLaren, and Pte Diplaros were killed. He had lost both legs and a hand. This is the tragedy that isn't accounted like the deaths are. The survivors attend the memorials and honour their fallen dead. It is important to honour their loss. They haven't died. They have to live their full lives and remember the loss of their comrades.
I regularly do training in small arms firing. I have done this for years. The instructors are combat arms soldiers and are often Reserves. I have noticed, over the last few years, a distinct change in the quality of the instructors. In the past they seemed gung-ho. Now they seem wise and much more grown up. They know that the difference between their lives and those of several of their comrades is a lot of luck. They know that the best way to enhance that luck is smart use of the trade.
Remember the most recent 8 fallen soldiers. Thank God that they cared enough to give all.
posted by Willing Foe @ 2/05/2009 10:10:00 p.m.
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