Veteran's: We do NOT Fear You!

I just read an article in the New York Times about how Veterans now worry that we will fear that all Veterans are killers with PTSD that are going to blow in a moments notice! That is NOT the honest truth. My father in law is a Veteran, does he have PTSD? We don't know. Does he have a violent temper? Yes he does, but not because of the wars he went through. Will he blow? NO! My grandfather served in the Navy. Did he have PTSD? Not that I know of, as I really didn't know him. Did he have a violent temper? I have only heard stories. Did he blow? Again I have heard stories.

Why don't we embrace the veterans? Why don't we HELP them? I read a story, about a man that would catch a ride from his house to Walmart parking lot. He was in a wheelchair, and it took him 45 minutes to get from the end of the Parking Lot to the door. It was summer time and he had stopped behind a car, that was trying to back out but he didn't know, and was catching his breath. A college girl got out and offered to help him. At first he told her no, then with her persistence he said only to the door. She proceeded inside still helping him. She asked for his grocery list once inside, it had only four things on it: Peanut Butter, Soup, Bread, and Bananas. She asked what about: Milk, Eggs, Jelly, etc. He said it would all go bad in the 3+ hours it takes him to get home. She took him to get the milk, eggs, jelly, peanut butter, and bread, and then upped it by paying for his groceries and calling a taxi and giving the taxi driver extra money and asked him to take his stuff in and help put it away. I think she honored that person,that VETERAN, and I think every single one of the Veterans deserves our respect. You can read that article here.

 "There is no data that suggests veterans as a whole are more likely to commit crimes. In fact, a number of veterans have noted that while both gunmen had served in the military, so had four of the eight officers who were killed, said Paul Rieckhoff, the founder and chief executive officer of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America." You can read the rest of the article here.

Christ is right here for all of us, extending his hand to those in need. We are all alike to him, Veterans and non Veterans alike. None of us are better than another person. He is always nearby everyone. When we look at another human being like the Veterans worry that we are going to look at veterans, as a whole, differently because the actions of the few.