Welcome Home

As children with dreams of fighting for a cause, to be a part of a greater good they enter into the armed forces. Unknowing of the sources of real battle scars, they eagerly serve with pride, honor and heart. Many may never see action, but the sounds and possibly the afflicted that they see leave a permanent mark, inerasable in the hallows of their minds and hearts. For those that do return, unaffected physically, think not that they can acclimate easily, for their scars have more depth, more discerning qualities, that left untreated may fester into a soldiers self demise. Look not past their eyes and salute. Salute them and look into their eyes allowing them the knowledge that we welcome them home with pride and more importantly, with care. For a soldier may be strong and tested, but the heart of a victim may be fragile.