Letters

My husband just returned from a year-long tour of duty in Iraq. Over the past several weeks since his homecoming, he's been slowly opening up about his experience, which was more traumatic than he let on to me during the months we was away. He was prepared physically to serve his country but emotionally, the experience has left an indelible mark on him and at times, not for the better. In learning of his experience I came to more fully understand the profound effect that music can have on a person. During those stressful times, he and his soldiers came to rely on music for comfort when no other reminder of home was available. In my husband's case, it was listening to KISS music on his music player, in his military vehicle, and during those precious moments of downtime he had. Now back home, he is a more devout fan than he was before he left. When his mind wanders back to those darker experiences of his deployment, I know to play some KISS music. Like a miracle cure, he snaps out of his melancholy. Thank you, KISS, for continuing to give your fans the music that, for some, has become more important than words can fully express. I'm sure that he'd love to be able to thank KISS personally for the extraordinary moral support you've shown to our troops (and for himself) but if he never gets to do so, at least he'll have the pleasure of going to his first KISS concert in a few days (to which I'm giving him tickets to as an early birthday surprise). Again, on behalf of my husband, and myself, thank you for continuing to bring your music to your fans.