Mortuary Personnel Returning from Haiti

Want to know a sure-fire way to be overwhelmed with the feeling of gratitude?

Introduce yourself to a man in a U.S. military uniform in an elevator in order to thank him for his service. Then learn that he is just back from overseas where he served as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Mortuary Personnel in Haiti.

Yup. I’m a grateful woman, reminded again just how many people (and their families) are sacrificing greatly so that our federal employees and military personnel can serve those in greatest peril and need around the world.

Welcome home, sir. Thank you for your service. I can’t even imagine what you have just seen. Thank you for being a part of helping in the midst of horror.

Gratefully,
Tara B.