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There are several nations involved in active participation against
the terrorists and the countries who support them.
The young people involved are in some cases only 18 years old,
and despite having grown up in a safe and secure environment have not only given away their own freedom to fight in far away
lands in addition to providing homeland security, but have done so willingly, and have been enlisting in the various military
forces in increasing numbers at this time of need.
Please say a Prayer for the thousands of military people who have been, are now, or will be involved
in fighting for the freedom we all love so dearly. Men and women from all cross sections of the community, of all races, of
all religions, of all ethnic backgrounds, of all social groups, and of all ages, the only thing they really have in common
is their devotion to duty and their commitment to all it takes to support and fight for the "American Dream", and world freedom
from terror.
If you do not have a God, do not Pray, do not share Religious views, then all we ask is that you might
spend a minute just thinking of the young people and the price they pay in trying to do their duty in support of citizens
of the world. Freedom does not come cheaply, it costs them, their families, their friends, and their loved ones.
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| Helen in her desert uniform |
We have a very personal involvement in this as our daughter Helen, part of "The Class of 2001" is presently with the
Army, and is now a specialist with the Military Police in the Army Reserves. Many of her graduation friends
have enlisted in the different services. ALL of them had made the commitment prior to the events of September 11th, and whilst there has been much heart searching, they
have all proceeded with that commitment to their country and fellow citizens. Helen is currently deployed in the Middle East
in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She arrived in Kuwait at one of the "staging posts" just in time to spend her 20th birthday there.
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We know that some of Helen's friends who started their training before her are also already miles from their homes and
families on foreign soil. Helen is at present serving full time with the Army Military Police although she is a reserve
member, and she has recently been posted to the Iraqi conflict. Therefore we and many of the other parents we know have
the worry of their "children" being somewhere overseas, mostly in unknown places, on land, sea, or in the air.
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