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I was, am and will remain 100 percent against the war in Iraq. But with that said, I stand 100 percent behind the men and women of our armed forces.
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Whenever we commit troops to a military action, I believe we should commit to the troops as well. I believe we owe it to each individual that serves.

Forcing families to procure body armor for their sons and daughters because Congress and the Pentagon can't get priorities past partisanship; allowing red tape to slow deliveries of red meat; calling the persistently slow delivery of mail "inconvenient" instead of intolerable - I wish we were as gung-ho about our "grunts" as we are about our grudges.

It's Veterans Day. These are all tribute sites created by companies, families and caring individuals. I could think of no better way to honor those who have fought and especially those who have fallen.

www.legacy.com/Soldiers.asp. In Remembrance is a sensitive and somber site with tributes honoring American service men and women lost in Afghanistan and Iraq. Sadly, the list numbers nearly 2,300 including 107 from Ohio, 50 from Indiana and 32 from Kentucky.

www.usa-patriotism.com/sites/military_vets-07.htm. This is a dynamic site filled with encouragement and praise for those who serve as well as words of comfort those who love those who serve. If you don't know anyone currently deployed in harm's way, but would like to do something more personal than an anonymous donation or more direct than simply flying the flag here at home (both of which are important in their own way), several of these sites will deliver your general letter or package to someone fighting abroad.

www.soldiertributes.com. There are many sites that allow individuals to post an acknowledgment to members of the military. This is a particularly nice one. It takes you through step-by-step instructions and the end result is tasteful and extremely attractive. It's a free site in that you can build a tribute to your favorite soldier and it will be posted for 15 days at no charge. After that, if you wish to leave it online, the cost is only $3 a month. Each page of honor may include a biography, a list of important dates such as birth, anniversaries and milestones both in life and in the service, a photo album (with as many as 25 pictures) and a guest book where testimonials may be added by an unlimited number of family members and friends.

www.lauraloft.com/vets/v-vets.htm. This is a wonderful personal page dedicated to those who were too often forgotten after the Vietnam War. I recommend everyone visit this one and make sure that no matter how unpopular the current war in Iraq becomes, we remember that each and every member of the armed forces is a hero deserving of our prayers and owed the full support and gratitude of the government.

http://k.webring.com/hub?ring=supportsoldiers. This is a web-ring with many individual pages in support of single soldiers as well as branches of the armed forces, from a particular war or military action and in some cases, dedicated to all veterans.

http://dmoz.org/Society/Military/Veterans/Memorial_Web_Sites/Individual_Soldiers. This is a long address, but the page features a long list of tributes to individual soldiers from the current as well as previous wars. If you ever wonder how great a sacrifice those in uniform make, you only have to read a few of these personal pages to understand.

Some of these people died in combat, others lost their lives in training, some through non-military accidents and a few due to friendly fire. All are equally missed.

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