No one gets left behind

In 1993, 123 soldiers went in to capture a warlord committing genocide on his people.  What was supposed to be an quick and easy 30 minute mission turned out to be a costly fight that went on throughout the night, in which two helicopters go down and 19 American soliders lost their lives.  This is the premise of the movie, Black Hawk Down.

I'm not trying to write a movie review here.  I wanted to share some thoughts I had while I was watching the movie.  Watching a film like that really makes me appreciate what those soliders did in Africa, and what the soldiers fighting in Afghanistan go through.  One soldier in the movies says this, "Nobody asks to be a hero, it just sometimes turns out that way."  Also, leaving no one behind, even in dangerous situations, the soldiers show great respect for each other.  In the same way, we should respect and love one another.  Like the soldiers who went back for their comrades in the heat of battle, God will never leave you or forsake you, even in difficult times.