I Support Our Troops
I met a soldier yesterday while performing my duties as an emergengy 911 Coordinator. He was walking with a cane, had a broken back, broken speech, and a broken mind. He's only 35 years old with a wife and small children.
When we say we support our troops, we should mean it. Some of these men and women may not always be the easiest to be around after their return from war. If this gentleman hadn't had on his military clothes, I would not have known what to make him. He didn't "act normal." I am. of course, ashamed that such a thought even crossed my mind. But it did make me think of the words I have said over and over, "I Support Our Troops."
It is easy to say this from our homes and computers. But what will you do if you meet a soldier who's come home and isn't "quite right" anymore? Will you listen to him/her? Even if he/she doesn't seem to make sense and maybe acts a little odd?
I have thought of this man and his family since our meeting. I hope he makes it okay back in the good old U.S. of A. He and all the others are in my prayers. I can not imagine the horrors a soldier must face everyday.
God bless them all and bring them safely home.
