In this special Veteran’s Day episode, Susan Payne, a Blue Star Mother, talks about the joys and sorrows unique to military families.
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All of us are called to service; some serve in uniform, the rest of us should be serving here supporting them.
We have a saying: My son has many brothers, so I have many sons. That is true. You become a big family.
Once you are a Blue Star Mother, you are always a Blue Star Mother. Unless you become a Gold Star Mother.
Either you're going through something right now, or are about to go through it. Just having somebody to encourage you goes a long way.
I teach my kids if they see somebody in uniform to say ‘thank you’, because freedom is never free. I want them to be appreciative of the sacrifices that have been made for them and for me.
I talked to him for a few minutes, and then I hung up and I sobbed because he was ok; but there was another mother, and her son was not ok.
You hear of casualties, of wounded, of accidents. Most people are oblivious to it; it's just another bit of news. But to a military family, we stop, we listen, we grieve, because we all know if it’s not ours, it could be, and it is somebody else’s. It's not just a news story, it's a person.
People say, “I don't know how to help.” Everybody can help. Everybody can pray. Anyone can send a care package. Everyone can thank them. We owe them all.
They are serving for YOU. They are sacrificing for YOU.
When somebody comes back, whether they look like they’ve been wounded--they’re all wounded. All their scars aren't visible. They see and have to do things and have been places that we couldn’t even dream of.
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