On this Veterans day let us heighten our attention, and let us remember:
“… where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
When everyone else is talking "public options," health care, and the economy, let us remember the soldiers and their families who have sacrificed. We have members of the military now in foreign lands dying for our cause! For example, combat related deaths of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan have increased nearly every year. Let us remember them. Let the flags fly. (Military.com has a wonderful pictorial tribute to all those who have served, past & present).
Let us remember the soldiers who have given OUR LAND the freedom it now possesses. BUT, also let us remember the VAST impact OUR soldiers have played across world. Think of France, before and after the D-day of Normandy. Our country does not receive the thanks it deserves, but the impact elsewhere has been immense.
Let us remember those recently fallen at Fort Hood. (The prepared remarks of President Obama at the Fort Hood memorial service were most wonderful). Let us somehow forgive the perpetrator.
Let us remember that the strength of this country lies in both its men and women. It was a woman police officer (to be interviewed today) that stopped the recent carnage at Fort Hood. One of the fallen soldiers in that tragedy was pregnant.
Let us remember to pray for our dear soldiers in our Chapels. Too often they are forgotten – perhaps because they are FAR away. But, they should NEVER be forgotten.
When our soldiers sign their enlistment papers they know that they could pay the ultimate price. They know that they will be putting their lives on the line.
The least we civilians can do is remember, fly our flags, and pray for them. (A wonderful tribute can be found at Countryfolk Keepsakes; and some wonderful Veterans Day poems were posted by Columbia Jr. High in Fife, Washington).
On this Veterans day … let us pay our gratitude.
Post Script: Huffington Post has a very nice article entitled: "Five Things You Didn't Know About Veterans (And How You Can Support Them)."
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4 comments:
My 83 year old Dad is a veteran of WW II, Korea and Vietnam. I'm leaving in a few mniutes to take him to lunch.
Stan:
I am envious. My 84 year old veteran father is a half a continent away from me. I would love to take him to lunch. My father served in Europe during WWII.
I took a fruit and treat basket to a air force veteran of WWII. Pretty soon the Greatest Generation that whooped the Third Reich and Emperor of Japan will be a memory.
Thank them while we still have the chance.
Thanks, Dave C.
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