To a Veteran

Thank you for your faith in the country you so love that you’d offer up your life in a cataclysmic strife. Thank you for your courage, although you shook inside. You did all that was required, no matter what the price. The noise of guns and mortar convulsed the fetid air. You saw beloved comrades lie bleeding at your side. You suffered pain and conflict when you had to kill another, against what you’d been taught, to love, not hate, your brother. We call you strong and brave and admire your fortitude, but the toll that it has taken is in your mind and soul. To kill for love of country and the freedoms we possess takes strength we can’t imagine, and thanks are not enough!