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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. -- Ronald Reagan
After listening to the news about what happened at Fort Hood today, all I can think of are the families that lost loved ones not to fighting to protect our freedom from nations that would like to usurp it, but from home land from an individual they trusted as believing in the same form of life and freedom and love of country.. how very sad..
And I was just thinking of the approaching holiday and stopped to wonder how often do I really think about Veterans’ Day and what it should mean to me as well as each of us that are safe and free in this great nation. The men and women in our armed forces are not numbers or just names in a newspaper article.
Each one that deploys leaves behind parents, sisters and brothers, spouses and children, as well as many friends. They are not numbers -- they are people.
How often do we read that more have deployed? Numbers or names? No, not just that, that brigade is made up of people who smile, cry, tell jokes, treasure the photos they carry of loved ones, they love, they endure hardships, they work hard, they enjoy friendships, they pray, they shake with fear more often than we'll ever know. They are warm, living beings. They are human beings with all the emotions you and I experience. They're no less vulnerable to physical ailments than we are, but they face dangers we have never dreamed of.
We are all very much alike, except for one thing. These soldiers, male and female, have volunteered to serve, to protect our country at home and in foreign lands, to perhaps put their life in danger while doing so.
Have you ever thanked a soldier or marine or sailor? Maybe you'd feel uncomfortable walking up to a total stranger and saying, "Thanks for all you do for me and the rest of America every day."
What a great gift it would be if you could say that to a member of the armed forces. Think about it the next time you see an American in uniform.
And what about the ones who didn't return.
Yes, we Americans have many disagreements, but, even so, we are blessed in so many, many ways. Don't wait for Veterans Day or Memorial Day, take time to say thank you to a military person. Say it in person or say it in your heart, but please say it.
I'll not make light of this blog of mine because of the emotions that I am feeling now.. but I would ask each of you to please watch the youtube link on the url below.. it takes a very short time and it will move you .. I guarantee it. Thank you .. and enjoy the weekend in the freedom others gave so much to give to you.
Thank your military.. please???
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