Tricounty News  An open letter to Kimball area vets  Dear
Veteran, We don't know one another but, like you, I'm an
American who loves this land and what we stand for. Please let
me thank you for all that you've done to protect our country. To
do that, you had to leave your home, your loved ones, your life
... and probably not when it was convenient. But you did it
anyway. Those are sacrifices I deeply respect and appreciate.
You have a story to tell, one that we all need to hear. We'd
like to know about your struggles and your triumphs as a service
man or woman, the good times and the bad, what a typical day was
like for you, what you saw and heard, what you thought and
didn't want to think, what those letters from home meant to you,
and how you were anxious to do your job well from wherever you
were stationed so that you could come back home and pick up your
life. By telling about your experiences, that act of sharing
could actually be a release for you. You could also help your
family understand that portio