Family copes with injury to Marine

Family copes with injury to Marine

By Jaine Treadwell, The Messenger
On Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, the world that Jean Wynn Hare viewed through rose-colored glasses suddenly changed.

"As if the glasses had been yanked from my face," she said. "In that instant, my little world expanded to include strangers who touched my heart.

"Now, let me tell you about my grandson."

This story is about Jean and Bill Hare's grandson. It is through him that they have come to know the realities of war as they connected with strangers. This is the story of a generation of youths that will bear the scars of war for the remainder of their lives.

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