America Awaits The Iraq War Memorial

America Awaits The Iraq War Memorial

America’s military operations in Iraq may one day replace Vietnam as
America’s most controversial war. The Vietnam War was America’s most
controversial war and longest hostile military activity. Korea remains
America’s longest war because the Korean War has never officially
ended.

Although America’s military in Iraq are referred to by official and
media persons as a “war”, America’s military mission in Iraq is
officially identified by the Department of Defense as an Operation,
and officially identified in military terms as a Campaign.

Nevertheless, American’s are dying every day in Iraq.

For the first time in all of America’s foreign military missions, the
American news media is prohibited from reporting on the return of
American casualties of war.

By order of George Bush no returning American casualty of Iraq (or
Afghanistan) may be reported by the Department of Defense to the
American news media. Critics of this Order say that Mr. Bush has
prohibited public acknowledgment of returning casualties because
television images of American deaths would hurt his re-election hopes.
Administration supporters of this Order say that prohibiting public
viewing of returning casualties provides family members privacy they
need and desire. Critics of this Administration argument say that, to
date, not a single family member of an American casualty has objected
to the media reporting the return of their loved one.

Because American veterans organizations have refused to address this
debate the media no longer reports this debate. No American veteran
organization has filed a complaint or opposition to George Bush’s
order prohibiting public awareness of returning casualties.

Also to date, no effort has begun to establish a War Memorial in the
Nation’s capitol for an Iraq War Memorial or Global War On Terrorism
Memorial.

The Vietnam War Memorial was started by one American who demanded the
sacrifices of America’s most controversial military mission be forever
remembered by the establishment of a memorial located in Washington,
D.C.

An Iraq or Global War On Terrorism Memorial to honor the sacrifices of
American casualties awaits the initiative of one American demanding
those deaths be forever honored.

America awaits the American who will work to establish this Memorial.

Who will that one American be?


Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
www.amervets.com


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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com