I realize it's too painful for his family to think their son died in vain. But I'm going to say it: he died in vain.
That truth does not diminish his service, his courage, or his sacrifice. In fact, it is an indictment against all of us. We let this happen to him when it was totally unnecessary. In fact we told him it was necessary to go out there and fight and die for us. And he believed us. The good man that he was, he believed us and he went out there and did it. He fought in Afghanistan and was wounded and nearly died, had 18 surgeries, then came back again and died 1 month after returning to combat.
Our self-absorbed, scared shitless, me-first country does not deserve the sacrifices of brave, selfless men like Jacob Leicht. And Afghanistan sure as hell didn't deserve to witness his last breath.
Let's bring our troops home NOW.
By Arthur Delaney
July 3, 2010 | Huffington Post
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