[Loch-Ruadh] Veterans day
John Stegall
j_greywolf at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 14 10:38:35 PST 2004
you are right we have seen the discipline that it takes to get things done and the determination to do things that some times would seem down right stupid but there is always ( well nearly always ) a reason . Sometimes , we don't like it but as service personnel we don't always see the big picture and like you said we have seen some bad stuff because that is the way war is it has seasoned us to take lemons and make lemonade some of us have seen more than a body should ever have to endure but on the most part it has made us better for having served
some times we may seem gruff and we may not always explain the reason but that is our training showing thru . sorry for the long explanation but i wanted to take this opportunity to say what has been on most of our minds and couldn't
say it wolfie
----- Original Message -----
From: Damon & Christine Huse
To: Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc.
Sent: 11/13/2004 1:18:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Veterans day
You can always tell the difference from a man who has to a man who has never seen the death and destruction of war just by looking in their eyes. I saw that changed in Scott when he came home, he was altogether different. When I looked in his eyes and that of his comrades, you could see in their eyes they had seen some pretty horrible things there. Eyes are the windows to ones soul.
What amazes me is how each veteran handles their memories. Unlike Logan, my dad won't talk about the war (did 2 tours on 'Nam) except the funny things that happened....like the elephants that walked through his "perfect land mine field" he spent 3 days laying out....very funny the way he tells it. Then there are others who join VFW halls and the such.
Maria
John Stegall wrote:
i understand war isn't fun no matter how it happens wolfie
----- Original Message -----
Logan always has a hard time with Veterans' Day, since, as he says, only 3 1/2 guys (including him) from his group survived their trip to Viet Nam. He generally spends the day reflecting on his lost teammates, and has a drink in their honor. He is pretty somber (and usually pretty sober) on Veterans' Day.
Yesterday, I reflected on the thought that I was very grateful that my daughter made it back from Iraq this year, and that my brother made it back from Iraq back in 1991.
Take care,
Madelina
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