Sam had been a soldier at war for more than
three years, during which he had been in many
battles and won many decorations.

He was
finally discharged from service and returned
home to a wife and son, whom he hadn't seen
in almost four years.

As he was walking up the path to his house,
his young son spotted him and yelled, "Mommy,
Mommy, here comes Daddy, and he's got a Purple
Heart on!"

Turning around to see her husband for the first
time in years she replied, "at this point, I
don't give a damn what color it is! Let him in,
and you go play at the Jones' for a couple hours."