A little late, I was traveling today, but wanted to get this up. God bless all the veterans and their families. May we never take you for granted, nor stop working to make our government worthy of those who serve her. (Thanks to Tim Marks for passing this along).
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Absolutely Chris. They are heroes, and I salute each and every one of them.
As you say, God Bless them and their families.LikeLike
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Are you familiar with the term vicarious substitution? It is where someone goes in your place and performs your task in your stead.
When you see a Vet today, thank them for their service to our country, knowing that that person may have served or fought in your place. Maybe you like the war in which they served, maybe you don’t. Its immaterial. That person served on behalf of someone else, perhaps you.LikeLike
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Howdy Chris, I had a great experience this Veterans Day. I have never participated in any of the events since I came back from Vietnam because I just didn’t feel worthy. But this Veterans Day I did. I sat with other Veterans in front of a crowd of hundreds as our flag was honored. In that crowd were 4 of my grandchildren. It was quite an honor to be honored as one who served and to feel their appreciation for us having served.
It is Good to be Home
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Chris,
My father served here in the States in the Navy during the Korean conflict. My husband’s brother served here in the States during Vietnam. I always appreciated their service.
The service and sacrifice I appreciated more is, was and always will be that of my younger brother. He joined the Army shortly after my husband and I were married. He went to Korea for a year, Germany for 3, Hungary/Bosnia (when the Balkan states were hot and dangerous) for a year, the Gulf for a year (prior to the Desert Storm), served in the States during Desert Storm, was in the invasion forces for Desert Shield (and spent a year in Iraq getting shot at multiple times daily in Falujah by RPG’s) and came home to finish his career teaching at Aberdeen.
In Iraq, my brother saw first-hand more honor guards and empty boots with helmets and rifles than he cares to count. Even today, seeing pictures of it like in this video breaks his heart, and the tears flow. He saw stuff that he says if he told us, it would give us nightmares, and we believe him.
Because of all this service and sacrifice, my brother lost 2 marriages due to long seperations, custody of his girls and was expected to live just above the poverty level on his Army pay as a sargeant. His younger daughter married someone just like her dad: he serves in the Army, too, and is currently home on leave from his first Iraqi tour.
I told him once it was insufficient, but “Thank you” was all I could say. He just smiled, said, “You’re welcome,” and changed the subject. In the quiet way he has, I guess he believes it’s enough. In his honor, I thank every military person I find wherever I go for their sacrifice and service. They appreciate it, and it’s the very least I can do.LikeLike
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PS Chris: I do ask & pray that we support our servicepeople at home as those above have said. Their thanks means a lot to us veterans.
However, let us not send servicepeople overseas and not support them. If we want them to win a war we have to let them win it. They know how to win a war much better than the politicians. Write your congressman and tell them to eaither pull our troops out of afghanstan or let them win the war. That is the least that we can do for a servicepeople who risk their lives.
Thanks for thinking of us Chris
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