Thank you sooo very much for sharing this. I hope you won't mind if I copy and print it.
My youngest is a Marine. Couldn't wait to sign up. I asked him to please wait till he graduated from high school. He did. He signed up the very next day. That was almost 2 years ago. He deploys to Afghanistan this summer.
My oldest Grandson is a Soldier in the Army Reserve. He deploys to Afghanistan also, but I'm not sure when.
My older brother was a Soldier in Viet Nam. He doesn't talk about it, but I just found out last week he was shot down twice (helicopters) trying to leave Viet Nam when his tour was up. I'm so very grateful he made it home alive!
Oh and just a little info. We all use the term Soldier to refer to a serviceman or woman, but...a Soldier is in the Army, a Marine is in the Marines, an Airman is in the Air Force, a Guardsman is in the National Guard and a Sailor is in the Navy.