tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post4442377444128672571..comments2023-07-04T03:04:37.725-07:00Comments on The Veteran Experience | Ben Shaw: I'll Miss It When It's GoneBen Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280885836684955658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-67141928412974089542009-06-21T05:12:51.484-07:002009-06-21T05:12:51.484-07:00As the missionary Jim Elliot put it, "He is n...As the missionary Jim Elliot put it, "He is no fool to give what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." I equate what you're doing with what the missionaries do. They go into uncertain territory in the name of Christ to minister and to serve. May God go with you.Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12340456181501341820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-40894856877124511592009-06-21T05:19:43.512-07:002009-06-21T05:19:43.512-07:00I feel the hot breath of the desert on my neck and...I feel the hot breath of the desert on my neck and can hear whispers in the breeze. "Benjamin, Benjamin..."Uncle Caesarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-13750731311720420022009-06-21T07:30:18.016-07:002009-06-21T07:30:18.016-07:00I have mentioned this request to you before and th...I have mentioned this request to you before and this is another reminder.<br> Please tell that anonymous Private or Lance Corporal that you may come across that his or her story matters to me and many Americans. The top brass may be making those decisions but they are the ones that follow through. Their individual commitment, successes, and struggles are stories that worthy, very important and rarely reported back home.<br>Ben this is where your work will shine.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-39630906546817607062009-06-21T16:35:11.052-07:002009-06-21T16:35:11.052-07:00There is a need, and you are filling it.There is a need, and you are filling it.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763209657254848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-65823774527674362102009-06-22T16:33:48.028-07:002009-06-22T16:33:48.028-07:00Ben, I hope those letters never need delivery.Just...Ben, I hope those letters never need delivery.<br><br>Just don't jump in front of any moving bullets and don't ride in any vehicles about to blow up. Simple instructions - just follow them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586080509912068029.post-81541122760442570362009-06-25T21:24:35.221-07:002009-06-25T21:24:35.221-07:00I understand your need to go back. I feel it too, ...I understand your need to go back. I feel it too, every day. I did my part for our country, now it's time for me to do my part as a mom. I will keep you in my prayers and I applaude you for what you're about to do. Tell their stories. They need to be told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com