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ON BEING A VETERAN
Being a Veteran is being in service
First of all to our country and next to our
fellow Veterans.
Every Veteran has a story and it's always
a story of sacrifice ~ for all of us have
sacrificed two, four or in my case seven years in
order to protect the fleet, our mission or our homeland and
those years are forever gone.
But those years are also filled with memories
Memories of camaraderie,
Memories of close friendships,
Memories of shared bonding in battle, in carrier operations or
under attack.
Many of us have been to the dark side and never returned to
the light.
Many of us cannot forget the horror of war and the memories
still haunt us.
Each of us, as Veterans, are proud we served our country and
we welcome the respect and care we receive at our VA clinics
and know, at the deepest level, that we are all brothers and
sisters ~ joined by a common bond of
sacrifice and service.
It’s an intangible bond but it's there and I feel it strongly when
I meet another Veteran ~ particularly a disabled one.
It's a sense of knowing and acknowledgement that goes beyond
words but resonates in the soul ~
We Served.
Allen L Roland, Ph.D
Source: http://allenlrolandsweblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/on-being-veteran.html
