(Military rant) Equal rights: even in death
Nichola Goddard - The first Canadian woman killed in action since WWII, and the first female combat soldier killed on the front lines.
Military women fought for their rights to be treated as equals among their fellow soldiers, Nichola Goddard was one of those women. I find it more than slightly disturbing that her death has sparked such a media frenzy while there have been 15 other Canadian fatalities in Afghanistan. I'm sure part of the media expose is isolated to Calgary sice this is where she was from. And I would hope that her fellow fallen soldiers were treated with the same care in thier own home towns. However, none of the other soldiers have been the topic of such a media circus as Ms. Goddard. I suppose it is a big deal, but is it a bigger deal than the deaths of the others? Should they not all have recieved the attention that she has, or if not, than should her death have been treated with the polite recognition on the evening news and then left alone like the others?
I am not a supporter of Canadian forces being involved in Afghanistan; I am, however, a supporter of human life and respect for those who have died.
Sgt Marc D. Leger (April 18, 2002)
Cpl Ainsworth Dyer (April 18, 2002)
Pte Richard Green (April 18, 2002)
Pte Nathan Smith (April 18, 2002)
Sgt. Robert Allan Short (October 2, 2003)
Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger (October 2, 2003)
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy (January 27, 2004)
Private Braun Scott Woodfield (November 24, 2005)
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson (March 2, 2006)
Cpl. Paul Davis (March 2, 2006)
Pte. Robert Costall (March 29, 2006)
Cpl. Matthew Dinning (April 22, 2006)
Bombardier Myles Mansell (April 22, 2006)
Lieut. William Turner (April 22, 2006)
Cpl. Randy Payne (April 22, 2006)
Military women fought for their rights to be treated as equals among their fellow soldiers, Nichola Goddard was one of those women. I find it more than slightly disturbing that her death has sparked such a media frenzy while there have been 15 other Canadian fatalities in Afghanistan. I'm sure part of the media expose is isolated to Calgary sice this is where she was from. And I would hope that her fellow fallen soldiers were treated with the same care in thier own home towns. However, none of the other soldiers have been the topic of such a media circus as Ms. Goddard. I suppose it is a big deal, but is it a bigger deal than the deaths of the others? Should they not all have recieved the attention that she has, or if not, than should her death have been treated with the polite recognition on the evening news and then left alone like the others?
I am not a supporter of Canadian forces being involved in Afghanistan; I am, however, a supporter of human life and respect for those who have died.
Sgt Marc D. Leger (April 18, 2002)
Cpl Ainsworth Dyer (April 18, 2002)
Pte Richard Green (April 18, 2002)
Pte Nathan Smith (April 18, 2002)
Sgt. Robert Allan Short (October 2, 2003)
Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger (October 2, 2003)
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy (January 27, 2004)
Private Braun Scott Woodfield (November 24, 2005)
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson (March 2, 2006)
Cpl. Paul Davis (March 2, 2006)
Pte. Robert Costall (March 29, 2006)
Cpl. Matthew Dinning (April 22, 2006)
Bombardier Myles Mansell (April 22, 2006)
Lieut. William Turner (April 22, 2006)
Cpl. Randy Payne (April 22, 2006)
Captain Nichola Goddard (May 17, 2006)
posted by The Melody Censor at 1:18 AM
3 comment:
Of course, those of us in US never hear that other countries are losing soldiers either...
This list is too long.
I don't like it when a single man is cut down beecause his leaders lied to him. Needless to say, I'm not happy about women being cut down on the battlefield either.
As my boyfriend says, more people die in forestry each year than there have been deaths in afghanistan since it began, but that still doesnt make me feel any better letting him go there to fight next year as part of the Canadian soldiers....
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