Losing someone is one of the most difficult things to ever get through. My brother died in 1973 and there is still not a day that goes by when I do not think about him and who he might have turned out to be and what we all lost by him being taken so young.
For a parent I cannot think of a greater pain than burying your child and I hope time helps whomever out there who has suffered such a loss.
Whether it was your Grandfather at the shores of Normandy, your Father in Korea or your sister in Iraq..most of us have a loved one who has served in the military.
Today is a day to reflect upon the injustice of sending a teenager to a far away land to very possibly give their life for something they hardly understand.
I pray for the end of these wars globally and for respect to be given to those who have served so that they do not feel shame like those returning from Vietnam and other recent tours...whether you are pro or anti war, they are not at fault and they deserve some peace and a heart felt thank you for doing what they believe is the right thing for their country.
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Many thanx to all my brothers and sisters in arms in all the hard places, doing the hard things in our names. Thanx Claudia for such a nice post. If I could put the uniform on again tomorrow, I would. Sometimes I dream about getting that chance - when I wake and find that it wasn't real, I'm sad. I'm sadder still when I think about all those young people volunteering to go into harms way for us all. Part of me will never come home from Somalia and I know there will be so many others who will feel the same in their homecoming - and all the years that will follow. I say thank you to those young men and women when I see them - as I do to the older vets I meet. Sometimes someone will stop me in a downtown market and shake my hand.
I spoke to Charlton Heston once in Africa when he was signing autographs and visiting with us troops. He said, "I just want all the servicemen and women in harms way to know that you are not forgotten." Simple acts like visiting the troops and simple comments like that make a huge difference. And when someone of Claudia's character goes out of her way to post something nice like this - well that has deep meaning as well... both for those now in, those who wish they still were, and those who love our men and women in uniform.
-Dave
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