I’m taking a break from studies to write on a subject I normally don’t pay much attention to. However, John Kerry’s comment has brought it to mind. He’s quoted as saying, “You know education, if you make the most of it, and you study hard, and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”

Regardless of how he meant this, he should apologize for the way it has hurt the American troops protecting his and our freedom by fighting in Iraq. However, his past criticism of the military seems to support the straightforward understanding of his “joke.”

As I was thinking about this and hearing it discussed on the radio, I saw a soldier driving in the car next to me. The van in front of me started to cut him off, stopping when they saw a car was there. Instead of honking the horn and blocking them out (which I probably would have done), the soldier waved them to go ahead and get over. Today, he reminded me that I need to be actively in support of the men and women that allow me to continue my daily routines.