War Casualty Figures and News

Good Morning to all, hope the weekend is off to a great start for you all, I must apologize for starting the day on a bit of a down note, but I was thinking..... how can I call this site "Wide Awake in America", if I don't mention the war? I figured that to be a disservice to the brave men and women serving in our armed forces, deployed around the world, fighting for their lives, so I did some looking around the internet to find a site that could keep us all informed as to what exactly is going on out there. As the conflict drags on, and from all appearances it will continue for years to come, there are many of us who have (or will have) friends or family deployed into combat conditions. One thing I've noticed is the lack of war news on the news channels and websites, too often a story like that disgusting "runwaway bride", or the even more disgusting Michael Jackson trial have taken the forefront in news coverage. With all of the latest coverage surrounding the Natalee Halloway Aruba situation (though I do find it very important to keep the story in the news to expedite action by the Aruban officials and bring her home safely to the arms of her loving parents and country) one would think that there is nothing else of great importance going on in the world at the time, but the war has oddly become a sidenote to the coverage of other stories. I actually saw a long news segment on the world's largest omlette being cooked in some country, complete with interviews of the cooks, only to have a five second mention of "two more soldiers were killed in action". I couldn't help but feel that something was very wrong with the way things are, when cooked eggs get more time than our sons and daughters, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers who are out there doing their duty and sometimes paying the highest cost in the name of country. Here is a link to a website that gives ALOT of information on both war fronts, Iraq and Afghanistan. May God speed all of our soldiers home, safely and soon.