This weekend, millions of Americans will worry about the weather, they'll fret over seemingly trivial material things and they'll fuss with family members.

While life goes on as usual in America, halfway across the globe, young American men and women face great risk this weekend as E-Day nears.

As thousands of U.S. and Allied soldiers fan out across Iraq to prepare for the extra security needed prior to Sunday's historic election, danger looms.

In recent days, insurgents have stepped up their attacks intended to dissuade Iraqi citizens from heading to the polls on Sunday.

And, most folks expect the insurgents to ramp up the violence further as Sunday approaches.

The insurgents hope that their terrorist ways will foil the work to bring Democracy to the people of Iraq. Fear will win, the insurgents believe.

They couldn't be more wrong.

Good will always conquer evil.

As the danger looms, Americans should all remember to pray for the troops and for the safety of the innocent Iraqi citizens who are caught up in the turmoil.

Regardless of whether or not a person agrees 100 percent with America's involvement in Iraq, few will argue that the country's citizens deserve the right to safely choose their own leaders.

We believe the burning, innate desire to make one's own choices and determine one's own fate will overpower the fear created by the terrorists.

Despite that likelihood, it's almost a certainty that the terrorists will create more bloodshed in the hours ahead.

Stomaching more violence will not be easy, especially for the families of the victims. However, the soldiers who have been killed or injured during the conflict will not have sacrificed in vain if the elections proceed.

The months and months of conflict all come down to what happens on Sunday.

This weekend, as you go through your weekend routine, please pause for at least a moment and reflect on the important - and dangerous - work our soldiers are doing halfway around the globe.