Homecoming Ceremony

There are only a few things in life that create an amount of anticipation that takes one's breath away. I have been blessed with several of those occasions and this week, as I sat waiting for my husband to arrive and the anticipation built, I wondered to myself if anyone had ever died of it! (Silly, I know.) And when I thought it couldn't get any worse, the buses arrived, the band played, 200 uniforms lined up in front of me, and the tears broke. I don't remember much of what the General said to our families but I know I'll never forget the relief when I heard him say "Go get your soldier!"