Another Vietnam……..Entry for January 30, 2007

In Bernadettes words: “Larry’s son matt has graduated basic training, and he just got his orders for Iraq!!! He is in washington state now and leaves for Iraq in April….” In my words: At Grants wedding…..my greatest talk was with Larry about his experience in Iraq……and not how frightened he was to be there and the missions he went on…….but what it did to him emotionally when he got home….and how it affected him and Bernadette, his job and family. A family Blog certainly isn’t a place to express political views or my opinion on anything of that nature. I don’t know Matt…I never met him. I can see so much of Larry in him….but he is JUST A KID. My greatest tool of gratitude is that by the time I get to my night job in New York…I have access to every newspaper laying around….I don’t know how I feel about Iraq anymore but I know that ALOT of people are dying horrible deaths. I find gratitude that I woke up today….I have every limb….I can see…..I can feel….the snow is falling right now….there is such peace…our streets and cities are not being bombed….we are free…..only because of kids like Matt. Say a prayer for him.