Post on Love

I read this article on the web.  The article discusses the death of a young soldier, Matthew Pollini, who died on his first tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed riding in a humvee.  He was in love with a woman before going to war, and actually married her four days before going to Iraq for his first term of service.  He had been planning on buying a house for his new wife soon after returning from Iraq.  Even as he boarded the plane, he was apparently still cracking jokes.  The article pertains particularly to me because my aunt's nephew died last week when his humvee hit a buried roadside bomb.  He had recently been married as well and had a one year old baby.  I think sometimes people get married before going to war so that they feel they have something to come back to.  Everything pertaining to war is very sad, but it is a dishonor to the deceased to speak out against their cause.  Soldiers are definitely heroes, and that can be said without advocating war.  Nierstedt, Jenna.  "Town mourns death of soldier."  boston.  24 January 2009.  The Boston Globe.  17 March 2009.  < http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/24/town_mourns_death_of_soldier/ >.