Norris and Janis Galatas at their home in Collinsville, Miss., with their horse, Cinnamon.

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Norris and Janis Galatas
A Soldier's Courage
Mississippi
It's been even harder since his wife, Janis, lost her job after complications from a surgery last year. The couple's savings has run out, and Janis says some months they can't make the mortgage or other obligations. Their story is a familiar one — middle-aged Americans struggling to make ends meet at the very time they expected to be securing their future. They don’t necessarily agree when it comes to politics — he's more conservative and she's more liberal. But they do agree that the middle class has been left behind. Norris says no one in power is looking out for people like them. Still, Janis Galatas tries to stay upbeat, thankful that her soldier came home alive. She's written a book about his ordeal, called A Soldier's Courage, and tries to share their experiences with other families caring for wounded warriors. With no jobs and little income, the couple finds solace in their land and the horses they've been raising for 23 years. Every afternoon, Janis and Norris Galatas head out to the fields together. They have five quarter horses to tend to. As the sun begins to set over the rural Mississippi countryside, they dole out the oats and hay to hungry horses. They can't ride anymore, but find pleasure in watching them eat.