Happy Tongue aka Lost soul's blog: "Dust in the wind"

I just dont know what the hell is wrong with this world. I have a friend that I have known since I was a kid his name is Josh. we did everything together as kids, and as teenagers, hell we even worked in the same places together, we did every job from fliping burgers to being Lifeguards on the beaches in Chicago, we grew apart as adults but still talked from time to time, go out grab some drinks. after september 11th we both signed up for the Marines we wanted to fight those bastards the attaced our country. He got in I dident I had too many health issues bad kiddney, asthma, bad knee form playing football they just would not let me join I just couldent hack it but thats ok I still supported the troops but thats another story. Josh was good at everything I dont recall his rank but he fought hard, he lost a leg while he was in Iraq a and came home a hero with his head held high because he fought for our country and had no regrets I wish I could have been there with him. He came home a hero, I sent him an Email last night asking if he wanted to come over for a cook out on Saturday with my family they all know him too him and I got into a lot of crap together as kids so my family knew him well, I got a response this morning from his brother, Josh, his wife, and 10 year old son were killed in a drive by shooting for nothing, the cops said it was some kind of gang initiation to get in they have to get jumped in by the gang or kill someone, so he killed a war hero and his family to be in a god damn gang. what the fuck is wrong with these people. I am so pissed I dont even have the words to say just what I would like to do to the person that did this all I can say is that it would be slow and painfull. I will always support our troops they are all heros and deserve the highest respect but shit like this makes you wonder what the hell they are fighting for sometimes. I just hope it is all worth it in the end I know that most of us are greatfull for what they are doing, they are doing what those of us at home cant do or in some cases wont do, but there are a lot of assholes out there that just dont deserve to have the freedoms are troops are fighting for. A hero and his family died for nothing.