Why Do Soldiers Matter So Little to America?

The night the first news story came out about Injured Heroes, Broken Promises was the same night that a grand jury decided not to indite a cop for shooting someone. That was more important than the many lives that are lost to suicide from the neglect of the Army each year. Yes. I put the blame directly on the Army. When my husband had a gun to his head and it still took three months to get an appointment with a psychiatrist I can say that. Not to mention the 22 suicides a day by veterans. Riots. Then there's football. Thousands of hits the night the story aired compared to hundreds the story got. Another Grand Jury didn't indict someone else. Then there are more riots. Army/Navy game. The final Colbert Report. I shouldn't be writing right now. I'm mad as hell at what our society finds so important. The fact that these soldiers and veterans volunteered to protect our freedoms is of little to no concern to most. It does not affect you. It is no lon