Vietnam Verterans

One of the most memorable experiences I had from my freshman year of high school was when my dance teacher tragicly lost her brother. She told our class to never take advantage of what we were given. She told us that if we had a sibling or any close family member, to go home and give them a big hug because she couldn't do that anymore and wished she could. I have lost many family members in these recent past years and understand the grief that she feels after losing someone so dear to her heart. While watching the movie, "Be Good, Smile Pretty", I could relate to Traci Droz's story in many ways. I was fortunate enough to get to meet my father but Traci will never know personally what her father was like. Every time a tear was shed on the screen, my heart went out to that person because as a human being, I can understand what it feels like to have pain and to love. When our country is at war, the citizens of the US are always just given the numbers of the soldiers that were killed. Personally, I hate that they would just report back on how many soldiers died and wouldn't acknowledge them as something other than a number.