A salute to all the veterans, and active military personnel. A big, heartfelt “THANK YOU” to anyone who has served his or her country. We don’t say it often enough – but we are truly grateful for all you do or have done to protect our freedom and to keep us safe.
I’m sure that there is much I will never understand about what it means to serve in the armed forces. I can’t imagine the sacrifices you make. I can’t fathom how it must hurt to have someone whose freedom you have defended turn around and criticize you for doing your duty. I can’t imagine how it must feel to have to have all four wisdom teeth pulled when you are so far away from home, like one young man from my church experienced this week, while serving in Afghanistan. All I can do is make sure that I say, “Thank You” at every single opportunity.
What makes this even more amazing is that we live in a country where serving is a choice a person makes, not something they are forced to do. And because they make that choice – so many others of us don’t have to. Have you hugged a veteran today?
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