No matter what you think of the Iraq War (or any war for that matter) I think it's important to remember the human side of things. The soldiers aren't only fighters, they're people.
Some of them are even parents. In her terrific Personal Essay titled "Return to the Home Front", Korinthia Klein tells us what it was like when her husband Ian came home from "over there." It's all worth reading, but here are a couple of highlights:
"By the time I got my arms around Ian, all I could do was sob."
"Ian marveled at the quiet as we went to sleep, because he'd lived so long with mortar fire and the constant whine of generators and military jets. I kept forgetting that he didn't know where things belonged and that he still had to be introduced to some of the people and places the kids and I know best."
"The children adjusted remarkably well. It's hard to believe Quinn's daddy was a stranger to him only a few weeks ago."
Look – support the war, don't support the war. But no matter what, always support the troops.
