Video: The Path of the Warrior – Tribute to our Fallen Heroes
Please share this video tribute to our fallen heroes as part of your Memorial Day Celebrations.
The video is courtesy of Humanity Healing International. Christopher Buck, CEO of Humanity Healing International requests that all who view the video share it on Facebook or other social networks. If you need a copy for showing as part of a presentation, please contact Christopher at contact@humanityhealing.net and he will share a copy with you.
Buck notes, “Memorial Day means different things to different people. For many, it is the start of the summer season, an annual trip to the beach, a 3-day weekend, or a great excuse for a barbeque. In my family, it meant more.”
“I grew up in a military family. My father and grandfathers served. Every couple of years we would move to a new base and start the process of finding new friends and sometimes finding old ones from earlier postings. I was 8 years old when my father went to serve in Vietnam. I was too young to understand the politics at the time, but I remember being angry at people I saw on television saying that soldiers in Vietnam were bad people. MY Dad wasn’t. I remember being afraid when I saw the green military sedan driving past and we would stop playing and watch to see if it was going to someone’s house the green sedan stopping meant somebody’s father was dead or hurt. I remember not knowing what to say to a friend that had lost his father and feeling guilty because I was so happy it wasn’t my Dad,” Beck remembers.
“I have long wanted to do something to honor, not only my father and all those that have served their country in the military, but also the families that stay behind and wait. This video, The Path of the Warrior, is a small token of my respect and gratitude. I hope you will forward this letter, or at least the video link, to all those you know who either serve in the armed forces or wait behind,” states Beck.
Beck asks, “What will I do this Memorial Day? I have not been to a parade since my children were little. In truth, I will probably be working on one of Humanity Healing’s projects and it is a good excuse for a barbecue; but at some point during the day, I will send a prayer of protection to those currently serving and their families, I will say a Blessing to those who did not return and a pray of comfort to their families, and I know that the fears of my eight year-old self will well up from the part of my soul they are hidden and I will say a prayer of gratitude that my Dad was one of those who did return.”
You may contact Christopher Buck, CEO of Humanity Healing International at http://humanityhealing.org.
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Music 1: Daniel Kobialka, Celtic Medley
Music 2: Enya, Fallen Embers
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