George Zornick's column ("Depraved Indifference," February 16) makes me sick. How dare Zornick talk about Timothy McVeigh as if he had the attitude of every man who is serving in Iraq. Zornick is speaking of things he has no idea about; he cited other people's research and made it sound like fact. Everyday in Iraq, Marines are wounded and sometimes killed by the acts of cowards, roadside bombs and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices. Men are over here willing to die so that another group of people can be free and not have to live in fear, and Zornick compares them to Timothy McVeigh!
He insults what they are trying to do and compares them to a monster. He makes it sound as if our servicemen are running around shooting everyone because they feel like it.
I wrote a letter to a friend the night before I left and I told him that I wished Zornick could be in the position that I was in right then, having no idea what I was going into, nervous and sometimes afraid, and still saddling up with my gear and getting on a plane with a smile. Knowing I was trying to make this world a better place, and knowing I might not come home to my loved ones, just to help another group of people out. This is what Zornick should be writing about, not trying to tear down what we are trying to do.
Don't you worry George, I'll keep on doing what I do so that you can be free, just don't expect me to smile at you while you are forgetting, and neglecting what sacrifices we are all making over here.
This letter was sent by Lance Corporal Justin Haag of the U.S. Marine Corp who was both a UB student and Spectrum sports writer and is currently serving in Iraq as an Infantryman.
