There should be some embarassed blushing in the

senior ranks who watched Pvt. Jessica Lynch’s short remarks. Do they

really believe that our defense should rest on the shoulders of this

little girl? You can’t begrudge her family and neighbors the joyful

homecoming by Army helicopter, but it does contrast with the recent

Washington Post story about a young male soldier, now an amputee,

waiting for his cab, upon being released from Walter Reed, for his

solitary trip to the airport.