Happy Veterans Day!

I figured after reading through my RSS feeds that this particular article was appropriate today. I would like to start off by saying that today is a holiday I hold very dear in my heart. My husband spent the last 5 years of life fighting for this country in 4 deployments overseas. I have a lot of respect for the men and women who continue to fight for this country everyday. I am truly blessed to have had the opportunity to experience the military life and although while I was in NC I didn't really appreciate I know see that the experience has made me a better person. Saying goodbye was never easy, but he did what he had to do and I was lucky enough to have him back after each heart wrenching deployment. The family ofTyler J. Trahan weren't as lucky. He was KIA on April 30, 2009. The article was about a gymnasium being dedicated to this young hero and it really touched my heart. I can't imagine hoe that family must have felt when that car drove up with such horrible news. My husband has lost a lot of friends to this war and I've seen the pain in his face, but I can't imagine losing a child or my brother or my husband. The military briefs you on this situation but they can never fully prepare you. Although I don't have to say goodbye to him anymore we still have tons of friends that are overseas as we speak. God Bless the veterans of our country.