To our veterans and others! Memorial Day

[Sunshine]

Have a great memorial day weekend! While we honor the fallen, please know that we treasure your service to America as well. You are all heroes in my book!

 

[Granny]

Thank all of you for your sacrifice, and unselfish and honorable service to our country.

 

[Sunshine]

Thank all of you for your sacrifice, and unselfish and honorable service to our country.

I spent several years of my career serving our veterans. Very few get a glimpse like that into the lives of those who put it all on the line for us. They paid a price which cannot ever be truly understood or repaid.

 

[AquaAthena]

Have a great memorial day weekend! While we honor the fallen, please know that we treasure your service to America as well. You are all heroes in my book!

And thank you Sunshine, for posting this great and meaningful thread. Nothing says it all to me as the following tribute:

IT IS THE SOLDIER



It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.


©Copyright 1970, 2005 by Charles M. Province