This is probably my favorite holiday of the year. It's a chance for all of us to thank the men and women of the armed services for doing what they do and have done best. As civilians, we sometimes lose site of our freedoms. We are so busy complaing about this problem and that problem. The best part of all the complaing....we are free to do so! We so often take our freedom for granted, it's easy to do. We get to enjoy the fruits of our labor, speak our mind as we wish, drive anywhere in our country and for us, able to practice in a field that we love so much! Yes, we are free to do whatever we wish...as long as it's within the law of course.
So today, my favorite holiday, I get to say thank you to all of you who have served our country to protect us from harms way. Please take a moment and remember that we have over 130,000 men and women who are on the front line today doing their duty for our country. As we sit here and complain about how the real estate market is so bad, let's not forget that these kids are over there living in tents and wondering if they will survive to see their mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and children ever again. No matter how bad the real estate market is, we still get to go home to our families every day.
So thank you to all of you who currently serve and have served in the military. Thank you for the freedom we get to enjoy every day of our lives. Thank you for putting your lives on the line for the freedom of your fellow Americans. Thank you for all you do.
Mitch,
Thanks for this post. I have an uncle who served in the Korean War, for my family this is his day with all of the other Veterans. We also share the memory of my brother-in-law on Veterans Day, who was lost in Iraq. I know, that's for Memorial Day. but actually he is in my thoughts every day. Thanks for creating this post recognizing so many who have given so much.