My name is Hope. It's also my outlook.... and what I wish for you!       Hello dear Veteran!  I am so happy and feel so privileged to be your friend.  I send you these Greetings because I care very much for all Veterans, and especially do I care for you. Because of you and your sacrifices in Vietnam, I can feel safe to live, work, play and sleep within safe borders. Because of you and your hardship in that far away land, you made my life back home a better place to live.  While others forgot about the war and all the suffering and pain and death happening there, my heart was full of sadness. And I never, for one moment, forgot about YOU.  You went as boys and made to endure hardships that even adults shouldn't have to endure. But you faced the enemy...you did what you had to...what you were told to do, and for that, you are ALL my HEROES!!  You are appreciated beyond words..... One sad fact is that when you came back home, you weren't received very well. I was, and am, very ashamed of the American people for the way you were mistreated then, and now are forgotten. This is the reason why I have made it my life-long goal and promise, to say "WELCOME HOME" to every Nam Vet that I meet. I pray that you will find some Peace and Rest at night, for I know what you go through.  I thank you for all you suffered for me, for us, for all Americans.....and because of YOU, I can breathe free in this wonderful land of ours.   I give you this token of Life.  A single rose, my token of Gratitude and Love.......  One single , left by a young girl, at a black Granite Wall. A token of Love to her beautiful young man who went away and never returned.   May you always be reminded of the Love that a Single Rose brings to you.  Hope Email Me Your Thoughts       This Page Established July 8, 1999