Stop what you’re doing when you see someone in uniform. Go up and shake their hand let them know how thankful you’re! They come home from a whole other world that we don’t know nothing about. These are the men and women who keep us living safe inside our homes.
I was able to experience a deployment. I’ll tell you that it was the hardest most rewarding thing I have ever done. My husband didn’t come home being a normal civilian. In fact I thought he was a little “weird”. Everyone handles things different. What affects me may not affect you. Don’t ever be the person that points the finger and says “ he didn’t get blown up etc..” My husband had the privilege to go to war twice in, Afghanistan a year after another. The first time was really hard for him, specially being a combat engineer. Combat engineers tend to have a hard job in all areas. His second time he left me being seven months pregnant and wasn’t able to come home for the birth of our first born child. I felt very alone, sad, and a little mad that they weren’t letting the “soon to be dads” come home for the birth of their children. How awful, right? Well they don’t have a choice! When Uncle Sam calls them that’s their job and duty to protect us.
Always feel thankful for these men, women, and their families! Help them feel special and accomplished, because they’re. Find little things that won’t come unnoticed to help with their sacrifice. I encourage you to visit VA hospitals, send letters and care packages overseas. Some soldiers may not have any family to help them feel cared about back home.
