Disturbing trend...
I was watching MTV's "Made" last night and the topic was soldiers returning from duty in Iraq. As I was watching the show I noticed all of the soldiers they interviewed were white males. The more I thought about it I realized that most of the interviews and news clips I read or see concerning the war in Iraq focuses on white soldiers and their experiences. Is it me or does it seem like the media totally ignores the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of people of color serving in all branchs of the military in Iraq? Now mind you I just completed my military commitment in 2004 and my husband is still active duty Army on his way back to Iraq for the third time so I know firsthand that we too have taken up arms and put our lives in harms way for this country. Part of me is hurt but a larger part of me is pissed the hell off at the onesided reporting going on in the media today. If I didn't know any better, and believe me some people don't, I would think that the white soldiers are the only ones on the front line and all the black soldiers do is sit behind desks drinking coffee. I am proud to have been able to serve this country and I am even more proud of every soldier that is serving or has served in the Armed Forces but I really would like to see credit given where credit is due!
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