If there are better words to describe the nature of a true American patriot, I can't find them.
My hat, and my sincere admiration, are off to you, and all military parents, spouses, and family of the brave men and women who will stand firm on those ramparts they watch defending colors that so gallantly stream, your sacrifices will be forever remembered by a grateful nation.
Eric is a little bit of every one of us now, there's a little corner in every one of our hearts were we fear for him, and with you, were we pray for him, as you do, and were we feel pride in him, like you do.
And we won't feel easy until he, like every one of our loved ones, comes home to the warm embrace of homeland, and the everlasting, enduring shelter of a mother's embrace.
Enjoy your most deserved tribute. God Bless you, your family, and our Republic.
"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in thee my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by." Psalms, 57:1
