11-11-2013, 03:37 PM
We have Remembrance Day in Canada. I spent the afternoon at the War Musuem learning more and talking with some vets of the various wars and conflicts. One woman in uniform had some photos on a table, obviously not part of the regular display.
She went on to explain that they belonged to (I can't remember his name) and were taken in Afganistan. They showed various scenes, including one with his unit, but others about life in rural Afganistan and so on. As she went on, I came to realize that she was talking about her husband. He was injured in his last tour by an IED, and eventually succumbed to complications from his injuries two years after coming home. I had a hard time keeping myself together at that point.
Very human, very real story. Everyone of our vets has a story like this.
Lest we forget...
Andrew
She went on to explain that they belonged to (I can't remember his name) and were taken in Afganistan. They showed various scenes, including one with his unit, but others about life in rural Afganistan and so on. As she went on, I came to realize that she was talking about her husband. He was injured in his last tour by an IED, and eventually succumbed to complications from his injuries two years after coming home. I had a hard time keeping myself together at that point.
Very human, very real story. Everyone of our vets has a story like this.
Lest we forget...
Andrew