As a retired Soldier who spent his share of time away from family and saw much tragedy, I can certainly relate to this story. Thanks for sharing.
Here's my most recent, feel good, service member related story which happened to me last yr as I reffed a basketball game:
B 8th grade, second half. I’m L. Ball goes out near the sideline on my side and almost hits a lady about three rows up in the bleachers and her open laptop that she’s holding backwards (screen pointing away from her) on her lap. She bats the ball away with her arm.
I said, “Ma’am you better be careful or you’ll ruin that laptop.”
She looks at me and says, “Skype.”
Me -
“My husband’s in the military and can’t be here, so I’m sending him the game.”
A first for me! Very cool! (and he/they saw a good game).
