A reminder of the truly Important things, not to loose sight of

Initially, I'd thought I would write today about Bill Clinton's frantic scramble to "save his crumbling legacy," in light of ABC's airing of 'The Path to 9/11' this coming Sunday and Monday evenings.

But I can't....it's a parental thing.
What's important is this.............

During the last couple of days we've learned about a missing U.S.A.F. officer. United States Air Force Major Jill Metzger has been missing since Tuesday, September 5th when she and 5 of her colleagues took an approved shopping trip to Kyrgy, the capitol city of Kyrgyzstan. The Major was apparently buying souvenirs to bring home to loved ones at the end of her deployment tomorrow or Sunday. Because of the unrest in Kyrgyzstan, trips by groups of service personnel had to be approved.
Kyrgyzstani officials have been working closely with Air Force and other US military & Kyrgy personnel in an effort to find Major Metzger quickly, and reunite her with her family & her husband (of less than a year). Kyrgy officials said that they were hopeful this was not an abduction because they had not received any demands for ransom.

In addition to Maj. Metzger, we should also remember the 3 Israeli soldiers, (1 abducted in Gaza by pro-Palestinian guerrillas; 2 from northern Israel by Hezbollah terrorists) who were abducted immediately prior to the onset of the fighting on August 14th. Of the 3 missing Israeli soldiers, groups claiming to have 2 of them have demanded that Israel release all their political prisoners in an exchange for their return.

So when you hit your knees tonight, offer up a prayer for these soldiers and their families. May they all come home safely.

Thanks.

"Duty - the sublimest word in the English language!" - General Robert E. Lee