Who is the American soldier?
Editors Note: The following Veterans Day message was forwarded to Fosters by Wendy Leighton of Rochester. She is the mother of a soldier recently stationed in Iraq under the command of Capt. Moon. By Capt. Jerry Moon U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq As I spend my third consecutive Veterans Day deployed, engaged in combat operations in support of the U.S. Global War On Terrorism, I feel it is imperative that the U.S. public not forget the men and women, the sons and daughters, husbands and wives, moms and dads and brothers and sisters who are out here, away from the land and people they love and miss so dearly. Many attempts have been made to describe the American soldier. Most have fallen short of an accurate, all encompassing descriptor for this timeless, instantly recognizable individual. The American soldier I serve with has remained largely unchanged from the Revolutionary War to the present day. He reflects who we are as a nation our character, our strength, and of course our resolv
