Yellow Ribbon Fund
Overview
 
The Yellow Ribbon Fund is a charity that primarily helps returning American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 service men & women
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...

, injured during active service, who are recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center was the United States Army's flagship medical center until 2011. Located on 113 acres in Washington, D.C., it served more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the military...

 and Bethesda Naval Hospital. The charity was founded on March 1, 2005 and is based in Bethesda, MD.
The YRF helps recovering service members
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...

 through various events and programs, arranged by staff and volunteers, aimed to help the patients and their families enjoy the community.
Quotations

Japanese:We stand in awe of that which cannot be seen, and we respect with every fiber that which cannot be explained.English:We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen.

Japanese:People are able to hold on to hope,since death is that which cannot be seenEnglish:People have hopeBecause they cannot see Death standing behind them

Japanese:If I were the rain, that binds together the earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle, would I be able to bind two hearts together?English:If I were the rainThat joins sky and earth that otherwise never touchCould I join two hearts as well?

Japanese:We come together,Like drops of water, like the astral bodiesWe oppose each otherLike magnets, like the colors of skin

Japanese:Unless I grip the sword, I cannot protect you.While gripping the sword,I cannot embrace you.

English:Yes, there is no Fate for usOnly those who are swallowed byIgnorance and fear and miss a stepFall into the rapid river called Fate

English:We should not shed tearsThat is a surrender of the body to the heartIt is only proofThat we are beings that do not knowWhat to do with our hearts

English:If it rusts, it can never be trustedIf its owner fails to control it, it will cut himYes, pride isLike a blade

English:Oh, all of us dreamThat we are flying the skiesWith our eyes open

Everything in this worldExists to wear you down

 
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