The last word...

The holidays are over and what little time I have has freed up a bit. My philosophical persona keeps appearing making it difficult for me to find writing topics but this morning one hit me smack between the eyes that I just couldn’t ignore.

Like many other writers I check news outlets and other bloggers on a daily basis. I was alerted to this particular story on one of my favorite blogs. The story first appeared in the New York Times.

There are many American soldiers in Iraq who blog about their activities; nothing really new there. There is one soldier however, 38-year-old Major Andrew Olmsted, who decided to write his last blog in July 2007 and have a friend post it in case of his death. He was killed in action January 3rd, 2008. You can read his last entry here.

I can be a strong person but reading his entry broke me down to a sobbing child. In this fast-paced life we rarely tell the people we love all the things that we want too. In his final written words Major Andrew Olmsted was able to do that.

He said he died doing what he loved and his last words to his wife were I love you. He was killed attempting to get the enemy to surrender so they wouldn’t have to wipe them out. The world is full of irony…

My heart is with his family and his unit still in Iraq. My thought are with all the soldiers stationed all over the globe protecting our freedoms.

Please take a moment to reflect on Major Andrew Olmsted’s last word…

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The last word...