When my son Jason was 17 years old, he said,"Mom, the women in the middle east got a bad shake, so I'm going to go help them out and I'm going to be right in the middle of it". My heart sank, but I couldn't fault his reason for wanting to join. At 18, he signed up with the 82nd Airborn Infantry, became a member of the Rapid Response Team. The month he turned 21 he became their Sargent. When they went into Musa Quala in Afghanistan, he was wounded, shot in the chest, his thigh and his face. My son came home completely intact. Spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, physically intact. I am so grateful and I know how how blessed we are. That is why we donate to Wounded Warriors. After Jason was discharged from the Army, he moved to Texas. He got a good education and met a woman in Ft. Worth. They married a few years ago. She had a beautiful dress, but, it cost $4,000. My son got married on a Saturday and went back to work on Monday. My son was alright with this, but I was disappointed for them. They didn't have a honeymoon. They didn't get to go make their memories. I just thought that was wrong. Just wrong. For anyone. I thought it shouldn't cost more than $500 and that should include everything, or most everything. I then set myself to work creating a place where that is possible. ~Teresa