Comments on: In Honor http://lifestream.org/blog/2009/11/11/in-honor/ Tue, 22 May 2012 04:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mike http://lifestream.org/blog/2009/11/11/in-honor/comment-page-1/#comment-30407 Mike Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:19:13 +0000 http://lifestream.org/blog/?p=977#comment-30407 Thanks for writing this. It was good for my heart. Thanks for writing this. It was good for my heart.

]]> By: Jo http://lifestream.org/blog/2009/11/11/in-honor/comment-page-1/#comment-30277 Jo Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:57:11 +0000 http://lifestream.org/blog/?p=977#comment-30277 "His war experiences shaped my dad in ways that have borne fruit through the whole of his life. He has not been afraid to stand up in the face of injustice or to confront those who do harm to others. He has lived with a heart to serve others in any way he could help them and with an integrity of word and honesty that I’ve seen in far too few." How fine an observation. I think, as a society, it is easier and more popular to point out the shortcomings of homecoming veterans, not matter what war, than to see how that service, peace or war, affected the generation positively. I have a son-in-law that I am very proud of. He served in Iraq and then volunteered for a second tour in Afghanistan. He is a fine young man, devoted father, loving husband. I did not know him prior to his service, but I can attest to what he received from the experience. I am glad I did not know him then, because I care for him and I cannot imagine the heartache his absence and potential danger would have created in me. But I am proud to say he is part of our family and part of the safety and freedom I cherish. “His war experiences shaped my dad in ways that have borne fruit through the whole of his life. He has not been afraid to stand up in the face of injustice or to confront those who do harm to others. He has lived with a heart to serve others in any way he could help them and with an integrity of word and honesty that I’ve seen in far too few.”

How fine an observation. I think, as a society, it is easier and more popular to point out the shortcomings of homecoming veterans, not matter what war, than to see how that service, peace or war, affected the generation positively. I have a son-in-law that I am very proud of. He served in Iraq and then volunteered for a second tour in Afghanistan. He is a fine young man, devoted father, loving husband. I did not know him prior to his service, but I can attest to what he received from the experience. I am glad I did not know him then, because I care for him and I cannot imagine the heartache his absence and potential danger would have created in me. But I am proud to say he is part of our family and part of the safety and freedom I cherish.

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