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November 11, 2006
Veteran's Day
By Drew in Miscellaneous
As a veteran this day certainly holds meaning for me, however it should hold meaning for everyone. It should hold a meaning of thanks and gratitude to those who served and those who died fighting for freedom. Gratitude to those who served and to those who died fighting for your right to speak out, your right to dissent, your right to pursue your own passion and pursue your own happiness. Whether you agree with the wars these soldiers fought in is irrelevant. Soldiers do not make distinctions about what war they get to fight and which ones they don't. They volunteer to fight when their country calls them to it.
When you see a veteran say thanks. Thanks that you are free to dissent and express how you feel. Thanks that you are free to make your own path in life, and thanks that for more then 230 years brave men and women have been serving, fighting, and dying to keep you and your family free from tyranny. If you are a veteran I say thank you to you and to all of those who have gone before us.
Comments
I completely agree. A tip of the hat and a hearty handshake to all veterans.
And to the rest of us, please remember to support the troops and their families with more than a hearty handshake (real or virtual). They need our support at the ballot box. They need our support through our elected representatives who set their pay and benefits. They need our support through the VA hospitals and extended services organizations. They need our support through online organizations that support the families of soldiers serving overseas.
Putting a yellow ribbon bumper sticker on the back of your car isn't enough.
There are two days of the year that we set aside for contemplating the service of men and women in the military. There's a difference between those two days, and neither of them has to do with seasonal products at the department stores.
{PW puts away the soap box and offers a salute.}
Happy Veteran's Day.
PW
Thank you for this salute from the mom of two soldiers.
This Veteran thanks you for remembering us.
This VETERAN says thank you very much!
Nice message Drew. Thanks for thinking of veterans and giving them a salute.
Posted by: Disenchanted IBO | November 11, 2006 2:26 PM