Veterans have changed my life in so many ways. They are people who risk their lives for our country because they care for one another. They are courageous, admirable, and self-sacrificing heroes. For example, they dedicate their lives serving for the people and the country. This story I am going to tell is a real life situation of a soldier. During the Persian Gulf War, a soldier who was also a dad was assigned to go to Saudi Arabia. As the soldier waved good bye to his family , his three year old son Christopher was holding on to his dad’s leg and pleaded with his mom not to leave. “No daddy please do not go!” he kept repeating. The little boy did not know when he could see his dad again after this goodbye. Christopher eventually loosened