What is important....and what isn't.

As I scanned the days headlines, one stopped me and made me think.  A person that I never met passed away at 110 years old.  It was Frank Buckles, the last U.S. World War I veteran. Now for many, this event will go unnoticed.  Sad actually.  Besides representing a generation from long ago, he was fighting for the re-dedication of WWI memorial in Washington, D.C. into a memorial honoring all Americans who served in the war. The D.C. monument honored the local residents who fought in World War I. The sad thing is, he never got it.  Our voted in members of Congress seem to fight for pork fat but don't seem to realize that many have fought for freedom.  Unfortunately we are in a day and age where we as a society are ruled by our fears instead of our hearts.  Have we really become so selfish, self-centered and jaded that we forget that many a soldier died in the Argonne Forest?  Looks like it.  Our nation and our Congress need to bow their heads in shame.

It is time to learn from history instead of turning away from it.