To the editor:

Recently there was a Speak Out comment about a family of military members who had lost a loved one in Bush's war with Iraq and asking if they wanted to continue to serve.

I suggest to that person to enlist and serve and to have their young loved ones to serve as well. Yes, it's true that our young men and women volunteer to protect the United States from all harm, both foreign and domestic. But the protection is needed at home, not in the nations where war and chaos are normal such as Iraq.

ROBERT GLASPER

Cape Girardeau