Sand Telling the Story of Veterans

The types of silica, sand, throughout the world areVeteran who landed on one of the hundreds of
fascinating. Perhaps, no people can better appreciateJapanese controlled islands in the Pacific Theater or
this than United States Veterans. The United Statesone of the beaches of Normandy might disagree.
military has fought on every inhabited continent in theThe ocean waves coming in at a Curacao all inclusive
world. The soldiers who have fought to protect theresort's beach might remind him of a day where he
freedom of their fellow citizens can truly appreciatestruggled fighting for his life and the lives of his
the many types of sand and the memories thatcomrades. Sandy beaches are often seen in
come with each type.picturesque ways on postcards, but the beaches
The Iraqi War Veterans are very familiar with silica.remembered by many World War II Veterans are
Many veterans talk about the way the desert sandplaces of tragic loss and struggle against the enemy.
gets into everything: machinery, clothing, food,The enemy could use sand to his advantage in the
mouths, etc. The sand is dirty, making life for theVietnam War. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
soldier more difficult. To understand this better, asoldiers could quietly slip through the beaches of
person could envision the exact opposite - the softVietnam to escape detection. And, unlike the sand
sand on a beach at one of the Negril Jamaica resorts.found near the Nassau Bahamas resorts of the
The Iraqi War Veteran probably would haveCaribbean, the sand in Vietnam could be used as a
preferred sitting on that beach instead of fighting inplace to hide various weapons of destruction. The
the desert.beaches of Vietnam, especially North Vietnam were
Do beaches have the best sand? Perhaps the Iraqidangerous and unfriendly places.
War Veteran would think so, but a World War II