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| I am not a religious person, but a spiritual one. . . and yet, I pray. . . I pray to the human spirit that one day, in the not too distant future, compassion will always win out over fists, bombs and guns. |
This is my father. . .
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| returning home from service in a MASH unit Vietnam, Chu Lai, 1966 - 967. . . how lucky we are that he came home. |
This is the note that I wrote to him today, and the plaque for his bronze star that hangs on my son's wall here at my house:
This is an incredibly moving piece written by Laurie Halse Anderson today in the Huffington Post:
Read it and share it, then do more. Click on the links. Share the information. And donate, even $5 or $10 -- heck, even $1 -- to help a veteran who has done so very much for you.
With deepest gratitude to all who have served and continue to serve.
- gae
