The Long Story

Photo by Ed Henry, 2010

We came home and told ourselves there wouldn't be any more wars. Remember? We promised ourselves our kids wouldn't have to go through what we went through. We tried to shelter them as much as we could from the violence of the world. Didn't work . . .did it? There's a world out there that wants to kill us. Our young men and women step up to the plate, and those of other nations too, to try and stop the insidiousness. I thank each and every one of them every day for their willingness to step forward. It's the changing of the guard. We need to remember who they are.