Fahrenheit 9/11

American Soldier #7: You cannot kill someone without killing a part of yourself.

Narrator: I've always been amazed that the very people forced to live in the worst parts of town, go to the worst schools, and who have it the hardest are always the first to step up, to defend us. They serve so that we don't have to. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. It is remarkably their gift to us. And all they ask for in return is that we never send them into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. Will they ever trust us again?

That last part made me weep.

It's a little chilly out today...

...I am uncomfortably reminded that fall is approaching. I used to love fall--it's beautiful in Virginia, and of course Halloween is my favorite holiday. But it's so sad now after 9/11. September, October, the chill in the air, the gorgeous sunny days...all make me think of those sad, sad days, and remind me that autumn is the part in nature's cycle where everything dies.