Patriotic Week

This week was filled with so many great stories that the men shared from their experiences in the different wars they were enlisted in. During one reminiscing time, one of the seniors broke down. He told us how he has never felt worse than when he had to make his first kill. He described the dark aspect of the wars that we usually try not to talk about or remember as citizens of this country. He began to cry, and almost everyone in the room got emotional. It was hard to hear about his experiences, because we usually try to honor our soldiers for the courage and bravery they show by going into war. We often forget that many of these soldiers did not want to participate in the war, but were forced to by the government. That was one of the most difficult reminiscing times I had to sit through.