For so many young people suicide is a momentary mistake with permanent results, a terrible folly that would have been abandoned had the moment passed. The scars of the soldier are deep, and some give in to despair...
But this momentary mistake is only one moment out of this person's life. It is but a second - and a lifetime of love and devotion should not so easily be erased by one second's worth of sorrow.
Andrew Velez's life was far more than the last few second's worth. It was a life of selflessness and honor, and in the arms of God, all sin is forgotten and the soldier is welcomed home -
For his family: do not judge him alone on this terrible tragedy. He has much to be proud of, and much to be forgiven. Shall we instead, speak of the day he was born? Of the joy of two brothers? Of the love that propelled them on to greater love, and in the end, into the hands of God?
Snatch this final victory from death - remember Andrew's life, and thank God that he walked among you...
Nothing can ever change that.
Beautiful