Rest in Peace TYRONE MELVIN WRIGHT

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For Memorial Day have to big-up someone who was an inspiration to me. He came from a very loving and caring family. I remember them always smiling and being happy. I was a lad when he left for Vietnam. He would play with all the kids. Hit us up with the knowledge. When he died, his family was torn apart. Things were never the same for his family. He did at 21 in South Vietnam and never go a chance to live this life, fulfill his dreams like those currently fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and in hospitals. Fighting a war that he had nothing to do with. I thank you and others from that era and those who have fought and those still fighting, thank you for your service.

Right now in many parts of the country it's now Memorial Day and here's my position. I support the troops but not the war. There is a hidden agenda with the facts with 911 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but many of you don't see it or you just prefer to live in an alternative reality. 

In our present time, so many troops have loss their lives to battle, accidents, sickness and suicide. Many have been servely injured. I salute the patriotism of many of the troops and those asking themselves how did I get myself in this situation when I wanted to just go to school. You should understand that many of the troops are not getting the respect they deserve for fighting a senseless war. Many come home and are treated like Iraqis in the streets of the United States. Many can't cope, many kill themselves, many live in horrible conditions and don't have the family support that the media and the government portrays everyone as having. Both of these entities show the Military as being all American. Translation, patriotism, God, family and white. They forget about everyone else. They John Wayne/Clint Eastwood out all the minorities and women who have made major contributions to this misguided effort. I don't like that the Government and Military officials always use  Vietnam's number of deaths as a baseline to compare to Iraq and Afghanistan. They always say “4,082” killed in Iraq and “507” in Afghanistan compared to “58,209” killed, “2,000” missing and “305,000” wounded in the Vietnam war is not bad. But what gets me even more then that is some of the American public accepts this from these mf's. Look, 1 death is too many.

Did you know that hardly any of the children of the Senate, House and Congress are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? They are not crazy enough to send their children to war but will send your kid, mother, brother, father at the drop of a hat. These wars are about ego and money. Bush and company get richer by the number of hours of the day. This is my many of them in the White House want this war to continue for years. Again, Bush and company get richer and member of your family and friends fighting wars – get dead. The British were in Iraq for 11 years before they pulled out. 

This is another reason that I can not and will not be a carrier of patriotism for the United States. They slaughtered and inslaved my people, family, friends and continue to this day to be horrible and racially insensitive to people of color. So all of that leads me to say this. No minority should be dumb enough to go fight a white mans war because you always get the short end of the stick in how your treated and if you're asked to take a dirt nap.

If you want Memorial Day to have a better meaning then make it all worth it if you make the ultimate sacrifice, rise the troops pay 500% without any shenanigan, just do it. Yeah, there's patriotism for many but nothing says thank you like a lot of cash and better benefits. I would whether see each service member get $1 million dollars plus oil revenue in their pockets then for it to go to Bush, Cheney and company.

So on this Memorial Day, those who've passed on, those injured and those still fighting, I thank you for your service.

My quote to the world on this and everyday is: “The hardest thing in the world to have is Peace. Because when there's money, oil, jealousy, religion and corruption involved, the easiest thing to start is war”.

Byrd