The horrors you have seen, I can never take away. They are seared forever onto the heart so many people think you don’t have. The nightmares you have lived through have changed you, forever.

The people you have saved, do they remember you? Your uniform is a blessing and a curse. Forgotten so often, your name remembered only to be scorned.

You are more than what they call you. You are more than what they say. They see you and they see a uniform. They may never really know you. To them, you’re just another faceless man in blue.

 But I will always know who you are.

You have love in your heart and courage in your soul. You are the man who dries my tears, who silences my self-doubt. You are the friend I turn to first – in good times and bad. You are the one who can…