As we go into this holiday season I thought it appropriate that I introduce Ted. Ted is a composite character based on veterans I have worked with over the past two decades who simply somehow got lost in the bureaucratic shuffle of paperwork, programs, and "assistance" groups who take in more resources than they actually utilize for those they are supposed to be advocating for. Remember the Teds of the world, no matter your religious, philosophical, or political persuasion. This is, according to most religions, the season of remembrance and giving. Weren't we put here to be in service to each other, and through that, to Diety?