With all the negatives on here lately, I was thinking about something much more uplifting and worthwhile. Tomorrow being Veterans Day, I hope we all reflect on what so many men and women have given to us. There are so many times I have thought about the freedoms we have, and yet I seem to forget about the sacrifices that were made for those freedoms. Those sacrifices are sometimes hidden for many years after their return from war. I speak from personal experience, with the issues my dad has gone through his entire life. He has never gotten rid of night sweats, horrific dreams, and bouts of nervousness, but still remains to this day, an upbeat, lovable father and respected man in the community. He is 96 yrs old and still lives on his own farm with my mother who is 92. Another person I think about often is my neighbor who is a Vietnam vet who lost both is leg and arm in combat and lives nearby (3 miles). He has a story to tell that will make the room totally quiet, and your eyes will well up. Never claiming to be a hero, but always telling the crowd the real heroes are the ones who never came back alive.
I hope there is someone in your lives that has served that you can thank when you see them, or to those on here who have served, I say a Thank You to you. I know many who have served during wartime, have things that they will not discuss, or want to talk about. I do respect that and always think that if that is how you want it to be, you have earned that right. So thinking along that line, the song with the words "All gave some, some gave all" means a lot to me and I hope to you too. Thank you
A couple pics of my Dad and Mom, one on their Ranger and one at the Veterans Memorial in our little town where they are sitting on the bench given in his honor. The other is my neighbor sitting on my Fox Campus laughing because he is giving me a hard time about what I paid for mine, compared to the one he bought new in the 60's.
I hope there is someone in your lives that has served that you can thank when you see them, or to those on here who have served, I say a Thank You to you. I know many who have served during wartime, have things that they will not discuss, or want to talk about. I do respect that and always think that if that is how you want it to be, you have earned that right. So thinking along that line, the song with the words "All gave some, some gave all" means a lot to me and I hope to you too. Thank you
A couple pics of my Dad and Mom, one on their Ranger and one at the Veterans Memorial in our little town where they are sitting on the bench given in his honor. The other is my neighbor sitting on my Fox Campus laughing because he is giving me a hard time about what I paid for mine, compared to the one he bought new in the 60's.
