[Loch-Ruadh] Veterans day

[John Stegall]

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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