America has fought many wars and skirmishes throughout its history, some of them exclusively on American soil, while some of them have been overseas and far away from the American homeland. Because the nature of war involves death, standards have been set up to properly bury and remember our dead that have been implemented over the years, so that at the present time, the overarching goal of our military is to see that each of our military dead is repatriated back to the United States, properly identified, and buried in a national cemetery, or in a private cemetery, if the next-of-kin so prefers.
That these soldiers deserve the respect and courtesy of their nation, for performing their duty is absolutely true, and a tribute that the living owes those that have paid the final price for the defense of liberty and their country. While it is never easy to deal with the aftereffects of a solider that has lost their life too soon, it is of vital importance that there is a solemn acknowledgment that those that risk their lives, irrespective of their race, or their color, or their religion, that all have equally and faithfully bled the colors of the red, white, and blue.
America has been a fortunate nation in the sense that it has in recent years never had to suffer the effects of catastrophic war dead, making the processing of our current war heroes that have died in the line of duty, far smoother to effect. However, there may come a time, when for whatever reason, perhaps because the killing machines of the modern age are so devastating in their effectiveness that America will be overwhelmed with war dead in a very short span of time. Should this ever happen, America may not be able to immediately address, nor may it ever be able to effectively address, so many that have sacrificed so much, so soon.
It is in the most tragic and difficult times, that the true measure of a country and its people either rise to meet that occasion or fall short. We owe those that have died in faithful duty to our country, our respect, our remembrance, and most importantly our duty to see that each of us lives our life in such a manner so as to honor these fallen soldiers as well as to uphold the very foundation of this American republic and the principles for which it stands.
Each of us must die, as this is the nature and cycle of the physical world, so that the legacy that we leave behind can only be gifted to our contemporaries and offspring that yet still live. It is these values that they see in the manner that we live, our interactions, our generosity, our love, our charity, our duty and our faith, that we pass forth to one generation to the next. These fallen soldiers are the frontline of that defense of the liberty and freedom that America best represents, and the last best hope of mankind, to which we the living, must stay united and keep ever bright the sacred fire of a God-fearing nation.