What a fantastic photo! These soldiers, mostly Army (10th Mountain and 101st Airborne), are returning to Iraq from a two-week leave. What's so beautiful about it? It's so egalitarian. Captains are sitting next to Privates (I even spotted a Lieutenant Colonel wedged in there); mixed together you'll find men and women, old and young, white and black, soldiers and airmen, regular army and reserves… you can find almost anyone, right there together.
I'm reading another book by Victor Davis Hanson right now about Western culture and what makes our military unique and ultimately unbeatable. Here's a great article from Hanson about Iraq. If you don't have a moment to read it yourself, well, a picture is worth a thousand words.
These people represent what's best about our nation.
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