NYC, how could you of forgotten?!

The NYPD and the NYFD were the light in a cloud of darkness, the beat of valor's heart, the earliest sign of healing even before the pain truly began, and that is something that no man, woman, or child can ever argue.  It breaks my heart, mind, and soul to see and hear that NYC seems to not FULLY understand that the tragedy didn't end in New York City or on 9/11.      When I moved here to NYC August 15th 2011, I had no idea of how I would soon find the missing and forgotten memories of the men and women sent abroad to seek revenge in the name of Americas blind, stumbling, anger.  As we struggled to just breath from such a hard blow, with blurred vision from the still falling tears, a poorly planned, weakly thought out counter strike was immediately implemented and if it wasn't the most off balanced, sloppy form, embarrassment of a swing back the nation had made. The desperation oozed from American leaders as they scrambled to figure out what they were even trying to hit and  aiming for.      The lives of our military that were lost during this time of frantic retaliation should also be remembered just as strongly as the sacrifices the NYPD and NYFD made on 9/11. That tragedy lasted much longer than that one day and it grew to an area much bigger than Ground Zero!!! We can NOT forget the consequences of OUR imitate actions!!! Wtf New York?! Why must we glorify and only grieve the hit we took to the teeth and then act as if we didn't swing back resulting in the disrespect from officers and civilians alike and the eventual taking for granted your military and veterans.  Sure we'll all say "thank you for your service.",but what about the f***ING sacrifice?!?!  Do you really even begin to understand the permanent mental scaring and having to deal and live with it and yourself every day?! And I'm lucky.  I made it home... alive.  Go leave a flower on a memorial if you really care and are thankful that someone who made The Ultimate Sacrifice so that you, your father, son, brother, cousin, didn't have to be put into a situation were they would even have to think of dying.         I don't think we veterans should get more respect than police officers or firefighters. I just think the NYPD's and the NYFD's sacrifices and heroism should NOT be revered anymore so than the same selfless acts and loses of the men and women of United States military.  Thank You and Semper Fi, Luc Baillargeon