Some of you fought in wars that were both before my time and alot more popular than the one which raged through the years of my childhood, youth and young adulthood. Others of you were already busy fighting during this time, hoping to make a difference or loving your country enough to obey without question. Whether defending our freedom here directly or through defending the freedom of those less fortunate in distant lands, you still fought for the principal in your hearts, that help give me the opportunity to have that childhood and youth unshadowed by the worries known by many of those you fought to help over seas. Still others of you shared the same time span of childhood with me, or were only a couple of years older, but YOUR life would be abruptly changed and forever altered by what you were called upon to do. This page is dedicated with the deepest love and gratitude to all of you for all you have given. |