She wakes very early he's leaving today. She will stand tall and proud as he's walking away. He glances back warmly at his son and wife, knowing they will bravely carry on with their lives.

Her strength and her courage only one undertands. He's walking away with her heart in his hands. For he knows that without it he will be lost. but they both know that freedome comes at a cost.

She walks away holding her son so close, swallowing tears for the one she loves the most. This quiet hero does not walk into war; she soldiers on behind her front door;

She will move through her life, the wind at her back; determined to keep her family on track. Her tears fall in silence while she lies in her bed, her fear is right there but nothing is said.

She asks that no medal be pinned to her chest. her husbands safe return her only request. few understand her commitment; her life; she is the quiet hero, the brave soldier's wife.