Thursday, August 2, 2012

Letter to the Editor from Darren Spellman re:Honor the Fallen

Dear Copper Gazette Editor,

I want to personally thank you for your continued commitment to local news in Copperopolis, the greater Calaveras County area and most importantly the catalyst for this letter, your ongoing commitment to honoring our "Fallen Soldiers" that continue to sacrifice their lives for our freedom from foreign enemies that would most certainly not hesitate to take our freedoms and our lives if given half a chance.  

Every time I view your "Honor the Fallen" column, first a lump swells in my throat followed by a pain in my glands and tear ducts. I don't say this to dissuade you from running the column, but rather to validate what I imagine many more people than myself feel when they read it. In a world so obsessed with entertainment based media and sanitized commentary in regard to truly weighty matters I feel proud that (you) a local journalist in my county cares enough to make sure we as the general public never forget that every day there are real life altering and sometimes life ending casualties in the cause of protecting freedom and justice in the world. 

Sincerely,  Darren Spellman