Growing Up In Greenhills- Week Four
Holidays are important to kids and summer ones were I think the most fun. For example, Memorial Day signaled the opening of the Greenhills pool on the weekends which in turn signaled the end of school was near. Labor Day was always a sad day because it signaled that the start of school was coming soon. The truth of the matter, we were ready to go back to school.
Freedom is Not Free
While we specifically remember, on this particular day, those who gave their all ... I think I am beginning to realize the depth of the trauma for those who gave, but still came home. The losses they witnessed are not to be minimized. They may not be able to talk about what they saw ... who they lost ... what they endured ... and how their lives have been profoundly impacted by those experiences, without a tremendous amount of support and acceptance, and help ... to begin to heal.