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Friday Soldier Blogging

Ya' know... All over the blogosphere we have "Friday cat blogging" and "dog blogging" and even sex doll blogging. How about something a little more meaningful?

No matter where anyone comes down on our efforts in Iraq, I think most bloggers (left and right) can agree that our brave soldiers are worth our respect. How about a little of our bandwidth, too?

So every Friday I'll seek out a photo of one of our soldiers and put it up along with the caption of who he/she is. Maybe this could spread to more blogs, each seeking a photo of their own, a hero for the day!

Today:

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Powers

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Powers with an unidentified orphan at a playground at the Adhamiya Public Orphanage in Baghdad, Iraq. Powers, 27, is director of the upstart Orphans and Street Kids Project, whose goal is to coordinate the country's ill-equipped orphanages and offer vocational training for children living on the streets and out of the facilities' reach.

A yellow ribbon is nice but we bloggers (and of course, many already do!) can show the faces behind those ribbons... Many bloggers ARE covering what is happening there and doing a great job. I think it would be nice if those of us who normally blog about other subjects tipped our hats to the men and women in uniform at least once-a-week, too.