Thank You for Your Service

When I was a freshman in college, I sat beside a very handsome young man in our first period class--Place and Purpose of Education. He, like me, wanted to be a teacher.

One day, out of nowhere, he told me I was beautiful. I was deeply touched and I still think about his words today. We never dated.

The next year, I looked for him in my classes but he wasn't there. I found out that he'd been drafted and had been sent to Vietnam.

He never came home.

To all the Vietnam vets who did come home, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

 I wish we had told you sooner.