As Memorial Day nears, I have come to the realization that I have committed the unwritten 8th deadly sin – complacency. I have become so wrapped up in the rising prices of food and gas, how many TV channels I can get, and how many carbs are in the 3 burritos and 4 soft tacos from Taco Bueno that I just ate. This makes it very easy to forget that there is still a war going on. We have been at war so long, we're starting to creep into Vietnam territory.

It has become commonplace to turn on the television, hear about the attacks and death toll, and not even be phased. Why? Because we, as a society, have become complacent. We walk through our behemoth open-air malls buying useless crap, sipping coffee in the middle of the summer, and drive our air polluting vehicles without stopping to think about all of the men and women that are overseas protecting our right to do so.

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We are in the fifth year of a bloody war in Iraq with no end in sight.

The wounds are still open. Our nerve-ends are still bleeding.

Watching In The Valley of Elah within such a historic context is not possible without going through a range of burning emotions.

This Paul Haggis (of Crash) written and directed work is a downer for sure. I can't see how one can watch this movie and feel good about ANYTHING. Period. It should've been rated triple-X if the idea is to save our kids from a mental breakdown.

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