Karen Berthelsen Cardenas dug up lines I should have used for the column I coul...

Karen Berthelsen Cardenas dug up lines I should have used for the column I could not write. The Internet does have more interesting items than porn. Karen wrote:
I was doing some googling on Fr Vicente Marasigan and I came upon an old (2008) article of Ambeth R. Ocampo and his words ring true as we grieve the death of the Fallen 44.
"Father Marasigan's words came as a shock to me when I first read them, but it also made me realize that the life sacrificed for country is more than just a historical event, it has a personal dimension to it. A dead hero is someone's father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife or lover. The sacrifice is more painful for those who are left behind. When a folded flag is given to the relatives of a soldier who has fallen in battle, it is conferred with the stirring words, 'Take this symbol from a grateful nation.' It will never replace the loved one lost, and when I think about the living people left behind by our heroes, I appreciate an even greater sacrifice on their part."