The Torah tells us of the rewards that will be showered upon us if we fulfill the Torah. It also speaks of the punishments and tragedies that will befall us if we do not uphold the Torah. Still G-d assures us that he will always be with us (Bechukosai 26:44-45). G-d is always there for us. No matter how bleak it is, do not despair. In 1949, Gene had just returned home from the war. On every American highway you could see the soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families, as was the custom at that time in America. Sadly, the thrill of his reunion with his family was soon overshadowed. His mother became very ill and had to be hospitalized. It was her kidneys, and the doctors told him that she needed a blood transfusion immediately or she would not live through the night. The problem was that her blood type was AB-, a very rare type even today, but even harder to get then because there were no blood banks or air flights to ship blood. All the family members were typed, but not one member was a match. So the doctors gave the family no hope. Gene left the hospital in tears to gather up all the family members, so that everyone would get a chance to tell Mom goodbye. As Gene was driving down the highway, he passed a soldier in uniform hitchhiking home to his family. Deep in grief, he had no inclination at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as if something outside himself pulled him to a stop, and he waited as the stranger climbed into the car. Gene was too upset to even ask the soldier his name, but the soldier noticed my his tears right away and inquired about them. Through his tears, my Gene told this stranger that his mother was lying in a hospital dying because the doctors had been unable to locate her blood type, AB-, and if they did not locate her blood type before nightfall, she would surely die. It got very quiet in the car. Then this unidentified soldier extended his hand out, palm up. Resting in the palm of his hand were the dog tags from around his neck. The blood type on the tags was AB-. The soldier told Gene to turn the car around and get him to the hospital. His mom lived until 1996, 47 years later, and to this day no one in the family knows this soldier's name. Gene has often wondered, was he a soldier or an angel in uniform? One thing is for sure; G-d is always with us, loving and protecting us.