Stryker Brigade News

memorial should be made for each and every solider on an individal basis

Each and Every soldier should be remembered indivually.

I strongly believe that each soldier deserves a personal and individual memorial. While the civilian world has increasingly seen each loss as one more number, we in the Army community owe our soldiers greater respect. They are part of our collective Army family and we owe them more than a "one size fits all" memorial. These memorials not only show honor and respect to our soldiers but they give a chance for friends in the local community to say goodbye and honor their friend. If the rationale is that these memorials take too much effort or that they cost too much, consider this: Do our soldiers think twice about the effort they put into soldiering being "too much" or the cost of thier profession "too much?" Do their families? I am deeply saddened that our own leadership does not believe that each soldier's sacrifice and commitment should not be honored. A memorial takes about an hour. I think we can give them that much of our time. The Army and Ft. Lewis will let soldiers and their families down if they pursue this sort of memorial.

To whom this may concern: Our son is a 1/25 Stryker Brigade soldier, he has been over-seas and served 2 tours, an 88M and now a infantry-man. Our support of these military men and women should not be grouped! When we lose a soldier, the pain comes immediatly and trust me, we pray everyday for these soldier's, they not only deserve our personal attention, the families should be shown that their lose is not grouped! They are there fighting for our freedom so what is it for us to give each and every one of these hero's our undivided attention in honoring what they have done for this country. I ask as a mother of a soldier, please take the time to honor those who are only doing their job. Godspeed and THANK-YOU TO ALL WHO SERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES.