America: Shame on You!

Really? Really America? So far this month we have lost 3 heroes. All 3 died as part of the less than 1% of us willing to risk everything to make life better for someone else. Yet you choose to celebrate the life of a selfish drug addict? Yes, I am sad for Whitney Houston's family. But I do not celebrate her life. I choose to celebrate selflessness, not selfishness.

Look at their pictures. Read about them. Who would you rather your children look up to? Individuals willing to give up some of their own freedoms or even their own life for the safety of others? Or a woman who was all over the tabloids for drugs, alcohol, marital problems?

Marine Lance Corporal Edward J. Dycus, 22, of Greenville, MS, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. LCpl Dycus died February 1 when he was shot by a member of the Afghan Security Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Army Brigader General Terence J. Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, VA, was assigned to 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Cmd, Fort Hood, TX. BG Hildner died February 3 of natural causes in Kabul province, Afghanistan.

Army Sergeant First Class Billy A. Sutton , 42, of Tupelo, MS, was assigned to 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi National Guard, West Point, MS. SFC Sutton died Feb. 7 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan of a noncombat medical condition.