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Sacrifice and Perspective
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AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS - 10/8/2010) -- Everything was put
into perspective for me Oct. 2 when the flag-draped coffin
of Senior Airman Michael Buras was removed from an aircraft
on the Robins Air Force Base flightline.
It was the first time I had witnessed a dignified transfer
of a fallen military member.
Airman Buras, 23, of Fitzgerald, Ga., died Sept. 21 of
wounds suffered during an IED detonation in Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
What I saw made me realize all the problems I thought were
important are really not that significant. Seeing the coffin
of this warrior who gave his life for our country his
grieving family, and the Robins AFB Honor Guard made me
realize it's time to stop complaining, stop feeling bad when
my job isn't all I think it should be and stop blaming
everyone else when things don't go the way I think they
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But what the ceremony did most was remind me of
the importance of my job, which is to support
the warfighter.
Whether you're a civilian, a contractor, an
officer or an enlisted Airman, or manager or
employee, know your job also supports those in
harm's way and is important.
It's not often we have such poignant reminders
of the battles in which our country is engaged.
It's not every day our sacrifices, no matter how
many and no matter how big or small, are justly
put in to perspective.
But, every day, the sacrifices of Senior Airman
Buras and the other brave Americans who made the
ultimate
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Robins Honor Guard members carry the casket of Senior Airman Michael Buras to an awaiting hearse Oct. 2, 2010 on the Robins flightline Saturday. U. S. Air Force photo
by Gary Cutrell |
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sacrifice, should never be far from our
thoughts. |
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By Faye Banks-Anderson
78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Copyright 2010
Reprinted from
Air Force News
Service
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