Blogging has become a normal aspect of our lives today. More and more people are blogging about things they care about, not necessarily knowing if anyone else in the world is watching or even cares. But the important thing is that people are putting themselves out there and in many cases make new friends from all over the world. I know that I have friends that I have never met face to face, but really depend on hearing their thoughts from half-way around the world.
This weekend, I got some startling news. A friend of mine from high school (in my graduating class actually) was killed in Iraq in a roadside bombing incident. I’ve been desperately trying to find out details about what happened. In doing so, I came across another soldier who died this weekend in another incident. I was deeply moved by a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about U.S. Army Major Andrew Olmsted. He was an avid blogger, even blogging about events experienced in Iraq. Maj. Olmsted was killed by a sniper while trying to talk some suspected insurgents into surrendering. He had known that in going to Iraq (he volunteered) there was a chance that he would not come home. With that in mind, he had prepared a final blog post to let everyone know his final thoughts and wishes. People from all over the world can now know his story and share in the loss of such a great person.
