Sunday, I read an amazing article in the paper that talked about milblogs, blogs kept by troops in the military, or former US troops.  The newspaper focused mostly on one called “Army of Dude.”  Here is what the article said about miliblogs:

 ”Such glimpses into wartime experiences are no longer the territory of letters home or personal diaries.  Troops in combat and those recently returned now fill the web with their observations.”

This is wonderful.  One of the problems returning troops find is that they do not have a listening ear for their trials and experiences.  Most people do not want to hear about the trials of war.  They want to hear heroic stories of rescues and exciting battles, but very few troops have glorified stories to tell.  So many of them don’t tell at all.

This story embodies everything I have ever felt writing was for, to express, to communicate.  Soldiers have a voice, a very strong one, and it needs to be heard.  As I already know, blogging is the perfect outlet for that.  There’s always a chance it will never be read by anyone, but then again…

Check out “Army of Dude.”  Another great one is “Intel Dump.”  Maybe this will give you an idea of how important blogs have become.