Veterans Day 2016

Tomorrow is Veterans Day. It is hard for me to believe it has been 46 years since I entered and served in the U S Army for three years. It will also be 46 years since I was sent to Vietnam. To me, Veterans day is not just one day a year when we think of our Veterans, those who served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. I don't believe a day has went by in the last 46 years that I have not thought of those I served with and those who crossed my path while in the service. I especially remember the GI's in Vietnam that I took off the choppers and wheeled into the ER, getting their information, helping in the ER as best I could by cutting off fatigues and helping the Doc's, nurses and Corpsmen. I especially remember those who died and taking final care of them.. Those were the hardest and I can still see them. I wonder about what type of person they were or would be if there had been no war or if they had lived. I wonder about their families, their loss and how they fared. I wish they knew that there were those that I and others were with when they died and they did not die alone. There are so many things that just keep coming into my head and many times just overwhelm me.

As Veterans Day comes again I am so thankful that I had so many GI's who crossed my path and how they supported me and each other. I remember those who were wounded or died with great sorrow and prayers. And I think of their families and the sorrow and loss they experienced. So on this day and every one during the year my thoughts and prayers are with those who served and are serving their Country.