This photo / message is unfair, and completely out of proportion. There is no harm in celebrating the life of someone that had a global impact on music. Just because she was enduring personal struggles in her life, that were made public, doesn't make her less of a person. She was a public figure/icon (some would say) ... famous, and public .. as they all are. It comes with the territory. That is what WE as a society have made it to be. We created the status of the celebrity.
Nobody supports our Troops and Veterans more than I do. The life of a soldier, whom sacrifice of themselves for other human beings selflessly, deserves honoring in its own rite. I am sure there are many soldiers that have died, who were suffering their own personal struggles, which were not made public, due to the nature of their being.
I cannot speak for them, as I have never been one, but I can imagine that human beings that enter military life, are NOT doing it for the notoriety and fame of doing great, heroic deeds. It is in the nature of who they are. They are respected, and celebrated in their own way.
They are two, VERY different beasts of burden that CANNOT be compared.
They are both human beings, that deserve respect and for their lives to be celebrated. Having life struggles should not disqualify you from deserving dignity and respect.
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