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But once they were called ... Daddy. Son. My love.
They were the guys next door, just living normal lives. Perhaps they wanted a better life, a better education, or a chance to be seen as an equal.
They enlisted. They found themselves in situations they never dreamed would happen to them. They stood their ground ... or they charged towards the sound of the battle.
The Age of Heroes is not over. Like the demigods of Greek myth, heroes live among us, living ordinary lives ... until they find no one to step in the breach ... but themselves.
Bow your head in respect. Heroes have fallen. But their spirit lives on.
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War - what is it good for? You know the answer.
ReplyDeleteI was on the plane a while back with young 18 yr olds going for basic training before possibly being deployed. I felt choked hearing them talk. They were too young to be fighting. Too young to be heroes.
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War. Been there. Done that. Such a waste usually. In the great septic tank of military authority, the largest chunks rise to the top, Roland
ReplyDeleteHi Roland .. I wish the human nation didn't need to be belligerent all the time -
ReplyDeleteAs you say heroes all - as father, son, husband, brother and then heroes of our time, and of time past ..
With thoughts - Hilary
I have a son entering High School and all I can think is that I hope the world settles down. I hope they don't instill a draft like the one that took my father to somewhere he's never been able to forget. I hope that all the men and women overseas will return to their families soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope for a better tomorrow.