Memorial Day
lborkowski | May 28, 2012Today the United States honors those who died while serving in the military. The Washington Post's "Faces of the Fallen" gallery has photos and other information on the "6,440 U.S. service members have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom." Several entries have been added over the past few days:
Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox, age 23, of Fort Wayne, Ind., on 5/18/12, "Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan,of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an indirect fire."
Sgt. Michael J, Knapp, age 28, of Overland Park, Kan., on 5/18/12, "Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan,of…
lborkowski | May 30, 2011This Memorial Day, I haven't just been thinking of those who died in combat, but also of those who've died because of combat. This morning's NPR story about 23-year-old Ivan Lopez, who struggled with PTSD after returning home and then became the 14th Pennsylvania Guardsman since 2003 to die by his own hand, is just one reminder of the brutal cost of war.
gregladen | May 24, 2009You have noticed, no doubt, that the latest and most common banner ads on Scienceblogs are for Americanchemistry.com, a blogospheric entity representing a handful of Chemistry special interest organizations. ("Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible." and all that.) Which is fine, who cares? But what I want to draw your attention to is the ubiquitous use of the imagery of first responders in those ads. The message is obvious: Without chemicals, first responding itself would be impossible" which equals "Without the American Chemistry Industry, Osama bin Laden will eat your next…