Originally Posted by
Kaching Karen
When I moved to the US it was strange for me to met people my age that had gone to war. Some were ashamed to talk about it. I saw a change in this attitude and I can remember standing with tears in my eyes as the Vietnam Vets got one of the largest applauds from the group I was with that was watching the July 4th parade in Augusta in 1998. No, we may not always believe in what other people care passionately about, but we can honor those people and what they do for us; it's Rememberance Day.
My Dad to this day still does not like to talk about his experience in Vietnam . . .
Growing up I once asked Dad when I was a teen-ager why he never hunted or had a gun in the house even though he did so when younger. I'll never forget his answer, "Son. I've used a gun before and I've seen what it can do to people and I don't particularly care to ever use one ever again." He's not anti-hunting or anti-gun . . . it's just not for him.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."
"Death is only one of many ways to die."