25 YEARS LATER
It almost feels like Pearl Harbor. Images of a tragedy from someone else’s life, from a different generation long ago in a country I love. We were different then, and so was I. Revenge is not all consuming anymore, and time has dulled my memory of just how raw it felt to be alive that day. Somewhere deep down, though, I remember everything, exactly as it felt, and that’s not something I want to dig up. It’s simply too hard.
All these years later, the pain has evolved, and there was a silver lining. Millions of us would choose to serve our country in a time of war, naive and indifferent to what it would cost us. Namely, a lot.
But what we gained was far greater. To know the people we know, to see the heroic acts of service in our country and abroad. I find a lot of peace and it fills me with hope and optimism to know how strong the foundation of our people, and our country is.
Then, as now.
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