Home coming: Our troops Canadian, Dutch, American.

We support our troops, the Dutch, the Canadian, the American and of course all the other ones. But will there be a home coming for them. We support them, we respect them and we honor them. They are our sons and daughters, our fathers and mothers, our brothers and sisters and our friends. They did not choose war. I once asked one of them why he joined the army and he said: Because I choose for peace. Which I thought was a remarkable answer.

The other day I was talking to a friend who just came back from a trip half around the world and knows what is going on in the world, but who really is not "touched" by what is going on in Afghanistan and Iraq. It made me think that people who do not know anyone in the army and being in Iraq, Afghanistan or any other country where there is a war going on, do they really think about war and how it effects people like you and me? Do they care? Or is it just too far away and not effecting their life at all? Do they realize that for a lot of them there is no home-coming anymore?

I think it is important that we all care.

Our parents lived World War II. They went through it, fought for our freedom, had horrible experiences and survived. Many of them with scars for life. We can never forget that.My dad would never talk about it, but we always sensed and knew how much he appreciated everything in his life. He took nothing for granted and enjoyed every moment. Respect was very important to him, respect for each other.

Maybe we can start with that?

And in the meantime treasure every moment you share together with the ones you love. There is never enough time to tell them how much you love them..

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