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The Day Michael Jackson Died
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by Matt Daniels
on August 19, 2009
Would you
like to know why we've labored long and hard to create Great Americans? This video will tell you why.
The day Michael Jackson died was also the day Brian Bradshaw died in combat in Afghanistan. Bradshaw was honored in his hometown. But the rest of America never noticed.
This video is hard to watch, but it's worth watching. And CBS deserves a lot of credit for producing and airing it.
A culture that worships celebrities - fawning over every minute detail of their lives and deaths - implicitly devalues the greatness of the ordinary men and women who make real sacrifices to sustain our society. Some are in uniform. Some are the parents, spouses and family members who support those who protect us - both at home and abroad.
This is the story of the sacrifice of one 24-year-old American soldier and his family. But it is also the story of many other families throughout our history. If we forget them, we cannot survive as a nation. In fact, we don't deserve to.
Matt Daniels
Creator and Executive Producer
The day Michael Jackson died was also the day Brian Bradshaw died in combat in Afghanistan. Bradshaw was honored in his hometown. But the rest of America never noticed.
This video is hard to watch, but it's worth watching. And CBS deserves a lot of credit for producing and airing it.
A culture that worships celebrities - fawning over every minute detail of their lives and deaths - implicitly devalues the greatness of the ordinary men and women who make real sacrifices to sustain our society. Some are in uniform. Some are the parents, spouses and family members who support those who protect us - both at home and abroad.
This is the story of the sacrifice of one 24-year-old American soldier and his family. But it is also the story of many other families throughout our history. If we forget them, we cannot survive as a nation. In fact, we don't deserve to.
Matt Daniels
Creator and Executive Producer
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