Today started off with me waking up Ben first to tell him of Osama Bin Laden being killed by Navy Seals. Mind you, he was in a deep sleep. I told him carefully what happened. After all, I didn't want to insensitively use words or a tone of celebration at someone being killed...even this monster (though I believe he more than deserved it).
Ben's response? "Yes!!!!!! Suck it!". Then looks at me as if, "Oh man...I'm going to get in trouble for saying that."
Quickly he tells me the only reason he is so excited is that now everyone in the world is safer without him on the earth. I agreed. And added perhaps he come up with some more educated words of rejoicing. :-) But that we'd let it slide this time!
Shelby responded with, "Is that the man who was really, really bad and wanted Americans to die?" I told her it was. "Well...that's good then. He should've given up."
It's a historic day indeed. Some have compared it to Hitler or Stalin dying. Saying although Al Qaeda doesn't die along with Bin Laden, the master-mind behind it has been extinguished. And that is huge.
I'll never forget where I was on 9/11 and I'll never forget where I was when I found out the man who perpetrated that horrific day was finally brought to justice.
I'm sure many young men decided today that being a Navy Seal would be a pretty great job. Not fully understanding, of course, what exactly goes into doing what these great men do.
I'm amazed by and grateful to the men and women who serve our country. And yesterday was just another reminder that whenever we see one, we say, "Thank you for what you do."
It's the absolute least we can do.
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