The Faces of America

Today's Minneapolis Star Tribune featured a full page of photos of all the U.S. troops who have been killed or captured so far in operations in Iraq. It is a moving reminder of the human cost of war but it also serves as a effective counterpoint to those, like Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who claimed that the burdens of war would be borne heaviest by the young, the poor, and minorities. When you look at the faces of those who have made these supreme sacrifices you see a cross section of races, ages, hometowns, and ranks. In other words you see America.