Got to Meet One of My Soldiers for the First Time!

After about 6 months of soldier support, I got my first chance to meet one of my returning-home boys! David is a real sweetheart, a nice young man with such a good head on his shoulders... knows where he wants to go and what he wants to do in life, very matter-of-fact about his experiences in the war, and determined to make the most of his considerable gifts and talents. Extremely respectful, the kind of man that would make any mother proud (and if he ever reads this I bet he'll blush like anything, but it's true!!!!) and I was SO HONORED to get to spend a little time with him. Took him to lunch, talked about his plans for the future... Told him I would head up in about a month to Ft. Hood (where he's stationed) to meet a few of my other soldiers, and he was more animated than I'd ever seen (typed? LOL) him, making me promise to let him know when I was coming, and telling me how to get in at the gate, and if I had any trouble at all, to just call him and he'd come get me... It was so wonderful, to finally see him home, safe and sound and very well-adjusted. I hope he is just the first of many that I get to meet-and-greet, and reassure myself that they are not all coming home "walking on a thin line." God, that song and that phrase mean so much more to me now than I ever thought they would. God bless all our men and women serving overseas, and bring them home safe and sound, and at least halfway as together as my David is...