[w_over_w]

I was in Viet Nam, in harms way for the country I love more than my own life. I was too busy defending Her.

Awesome post . . . I tear up when men like you share your heart. May God continue to bless your heart, your family and this Country you honorably served. Salute!

[timydnuc]

The point is, we don't share it often, only when it counts.

There is a bond between a patroit and his country. It's a bond of life and liberty. One day you are a young man enjoying the peace and freedom, and the loved ones around you. The next day you are in the middle of a war to defend that thing that you love, and left. The stark reality of that changes you forever. Priorities change, and the man changes. He changes for the better, if he let's the magic work. No longer a boy, he is now a man!