This is what I read every morning in the Inquirer:

Value of GI photos

I would like to commend The Inquirer for publishing the war casualty photos and descriptions ("Killed in the line of duty," Oct. 30). War is easy to support and ignore when it is censored, faceless and anonymous, but not so easy to contend with when cold, hard facts and photos present themselves.

It is my sincere hope that all the warmongers out there take a good hard look at all the innocent, upstanding men and women who paid the ultimate price for George Bush and Dick Cheney's war for oil. As I looked at the photos, I became very sad, then very angry. These men and women lost their lives for a man, and a war, based upon lies and rhetoric.

Jeff Lockey
Lower Pottsgrove

No Jeff, they lost their lives defending America. I seem to recall that Congress voted and gave the George and Dick approval. I'm going out on a limb here Mr. Lockey, but I bet you never served the country in the armed forces. I did, and did it so that Americans like you can express your opinion in a letter to the editor. Every soldier, sailor, and airman know what could potentially happen when they took that oath, so spare me your rhetoric. I pray for the families of every one of the good men and women who have died. My heart hurt looking at their pictures and thinking about the pain their families must be feeling. They will be remembered by me as dedicated and heroic service people who served their country with dignity and pride. To you, and most liberals, they are another element in your devilish plan to politicize the war. Shame on you.