I know a man who, you could say grew up in the military, since he joined before he was even legal age. He believed in the old Red, White & Blue that flew proudly and stood for all that was honorable. Every kind of challenge that he was given, he relished as a badge of courage....be it in the air-borne as a paratrooper or a commander of one of the two flame-throwing units in Viet Nam. He, not only trained men, but led them in battle, giving no thought that the next bullet would have his name upon it. He was born to be a soldier, a real man's man.....tough as they come.

Not only once did he serve in the jungles of that land but went back for a second tour. Taken prisoner, he spent time along with another prisoner in an under-ground bunker of the Viet Cong where their clothes were removed to deter escape before being tied up. Finally being able to 'do away with their guard', they escaped into the jungles, no clothes, dodging fire that was coming from both sides, crawling through the foliage all night that had been sprayed with Agent Orange to kill the vegetation.

Yes, there is a lot more I could say about this man, who gave his best years to a country that deceived it's own people. War is the devils tool to empower those that serve them; it is never about some grand ideal of saving people or to provide freedom for them.

This man retired from the military quite differently than when he joined. Agent Orange robbed him of his once beautiful tanned skin, which is all white now, unable to endure the sunshine for only brief times without burning painfully. All of the other poisons that were shot into him added to his present health conditions but more than that, if it wasn't for the Grace of God, his nightmares of what he had seen and done would not have stopped torturing him. Even the toughest of the tough cannot deal with the mind's memories.

When He surrendered his life to God; did he finally experience the peace that comes from Him. I know this story and much more well: that man is my husband.

How long has the general public, also, been subject to these horrors, unknowingly? God only knows!

Is there an evil that controls this world? You better know it. While we are here, we need to be aware but above all, prepare our inner person (Our Soul) to have grabbed ahold of the only Life Saviour there is...Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ)

Thank you for the wonderful recounting of your husband's experience, Gerlinda.

In our modern world, we face challenges unknown in Biblical times. One might say that the challenges were just as great then, but today, the challenges (the poisons of various kinds) affect our minds. To make a decision for Christ sometimes must be done with a mind which is staggering under the weight of mental injury. So there are heroes today different from those who fought in ancient times.

On Fox News, I watch the appeals to give to our "Wounded warriors." Every day these appeals are on. If you watch the News on Fox in the late afternoon, you will see them. Pictures of people whose neurological function is very bad, not just those with missing limbs. I cry every time I see these people, or at least cringe in horror at what we have done. Is there anyone who can watch these things and just "be calm", take their psychotropic drugs, and say things are all right? How many people have to take a stiff drink, if they drink, to endure the pictures of the "wounded warriors"?

The novel 1984 told us that someday we would not be able to decide anything for ourselves. Our minds would be controlled so much that even at our deepest levels we would obey Big Brother. Technology would make it so. That isn't fully here, but I pray God to come soon to help prevent it.