[Blindvet-talk] Re Blinded Soldiers

[Kirk]

Elizabeth, i can only say AMEN to your praise to the injjured service men 
and women! I also am  a veteran and have always asked "why can't the 
disabled of our country that wished to serve be found a place to do so 
within our armed forces" I have a family of generations of men that have 
served as well as my Son is now and on his way to Aphganistan in a few 
months, but I have a Brother that was born deaf and always wanted to serve 
as well. He is a very intellegent man and would have been an asset to any 
one of our 5 services if he only could have been accepted! So, all I can say 
to all of our brave men and women that oare currently serving our great 
Country and those that are  and will be injured and in a permanent way, God 
bless all of you and May all of them find peace in what they do aftter they 
leave the services and move forward in their lives!  My  loyalty will always 
be with our Country and all these great people that have sacrificed more 
than  any of us to keep us free
! Your friend in the cause, Kirk




 Kirk Harmon
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Orlando, FL. 32812

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Rene" <emrene at earthlink.net>
To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:28 PM
Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Re Blinded Soldiers


Congratulations and kudos to those blinded soldiers who have found a place
to continue serving in the Army to live out their calling to serve our
country.

And thank you to them and to all veterans who have served and are recovering
from wounds incurred overseas.

You have all given a great deal, and you have my respect and gratitude for
your sacrifice.

Blind from birth, I have never served in the military, and must say that I
don't support war as a matter of principle.  But no person of feeling and
intelligence can minimize the impact of military service and combat upon
another human being, and no one should fail to honor someone who has risked
and suffered injury to serve his or her country.  Those who carry on in
spite of their wounds and reshape their lives in the face of lost faculties
are an inspiration to me.

I have always liked my life as a blind person, having had the good fortune
to be doing the work I've always wanted to do.  But to lose one's sight
traumatically and then to find ways to live out one's dreams is a true
grace.

It occurs to me, finally, that if the Army is finding success in placing
blinded soldiers in Stateside posts, then why shouldn't blind and low-vision
civilians who want to serve in the Army also join?

The men featured in the article are showing that they can perform
competently in non-combat positions and command respect.  Skilled blind men
and women with a lifetime of experience in living well without sight could
do the same, and prove to the newly-blinded soldier that the future is worth
living for.

Warm regards to all,

Elizabeth



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