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Giving Thanks to and for Our Veterans

Posted by on November 11, 2016
Today we say thanks to our veterans for their many sacrifices.

Today we say thanks to our veterans for their many sacrifices.

Today is Veteran’s Day. It was originally called Armistice Day and was first celebrated on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War 1. It became a national holiday in 1938. It’s a day to honor all American veterans, especially those who are living, who have served our country.

I have the utmost respect for the men and women who willingly put their own lives on the line to keep us safe. My own Daddy and Granddaddy served. It takes people of true grit to put the safety and well-being of others ahead of their own. It takes sacrifice. It takes commitment. It takes belief in something greater than themselves.

Those were the ideals of the revolutionaries who started the Great American Experiment, those ideals and their faith in God. Those ideals and faith have served us well. They seem to be somehow ingrained in our DNA and each generation since those founding fathers, has willingly stood to defend this country that they hold dear.

Today is a day that we have the opportunity to pay tribute to those who walk among us. We have the opportunity to say thanks. The school I work in is hosting a ceremony where the children of the school were encouraged to invite relatives or friends and neighbors to attend. There have been many enthusiastic responses.

There are parades in some places and many restaurants are offering free meals to our veterans. It’s not nearly enough. How do we really thank these people for all they have done for us?

Perhaps the answer is to be a better America, one that treats them with dignity and respect, one that stands for the pledge, one that respects the flag that they were willing to die for. Perhaps we need to be absolutely sure that we are teaching our children the same.

Let’s make it our business to say thanks to our veterans today and to give thanks for our veterans today, because whatever your ideology may be, if it weren’t for our veterans, and the grace of God, we would not be here today.

We have a lot to be thankful for.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

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