Saying Goodbye

Been thinking about the young men who gave their lives so we could be free. It's an awesome thought that these precious men who some might never have shaved or owned their first car would face death on the front lines at Normandy and other places like death camps in Korea.

What happens to a soldier who dies in the field? A few days before they left home they were in malt shops with their girlfriends. Maybe they had a birthday just before they boarded that military bus. They were proud to wear the United States uniform. These young men were filled with courage to the limit without knowing what they would face come that time when a bullet had their name on it. Mothers were filled with fears and tears. 

Does God call a young man to be a soldier? I believe so. We will never know how many gave their lives to Christ at those times, but the number must be staggering when they came close to death. Jesus said, "There will be wars and rumors of wars, but the end is not yet". Matthew 24:6. God knows the condition of this sick world and He was there on the battlefield when one young man among many called upon Him for eternal life. May we bow our heads in our hearts and remember them for being so brave at such a young age.