There have been some very stirring September 11th posts out there over the past several years. I have to say though that this one is brilliant. A bit of a different approach.
After spending almost a year in Iraq, I perceive two central — and competing — truths about this war: First, because our enemy is more evil than I imagined, losing is simply not an option. Second, the strain of multiple deployments is very real, and any given individual can only give so much before the hardship is simply too great.
Go give it a read.