I got a phone call from Caleb yesterday. He is alright. He's a strong young man with courage beyond the norm. I can hear the strength and maturity growing in his voice. Although it's not the best of circumstances where he is in Afghanistan, it is apparent that courage and maturity will come back home with him one day.
Caleb and his platoon are a team. They are trained to protect each other at all costs. I've heard Caleb say many times that no-one can understand unless they are in the battle. He knows that now. He understands for the first time and is making great progress in the transition of it all. He is obviously seeing things he hasn't seen before in life and from his voice, I can tell he is feeling the pain of others in his heart. It's part of the "going to war" that we all should respect and revere the soldiers for in combat.
I told Caleb that without the military strength we have, we wouldn't have the freedoms we all enjoy as Americans. After hanging up the phone I realized that without the military strength we have, the entire world would be different as we know it. Countries all over the world depend on our military strength for their freedoms as well.
Caleb, you are my champion. Keep strong. Army Strong....
Jef Welch, (Caleb's "Dad")
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