by on November 12, 2007
Today, Americans enjoy a freedom unequaled in the history of civilization. Our good fortune goes unnoticed by most everyone in their day-to-day lives. We are free to express ourselves. We are free of oppression. We are free of fear.
We move about in our daily lives taking our children to school, little league games, and the movies. We are safe and comfortable in our homes at night and the vast majority of us do not want for the necessities of life – food, clean water, and shelter.
Our lives are utopian, yet most Americans never stop to think about the hundreds of thousands – millions – of brave young men and women who are standing at the gates, guarding our nation: the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who are fighting, bleeding and dying in foreign lands so that we may remain free.
My family has not forgotten the sacrifices made by these men and women and their families. I would personally like to voice our thanksgiving to all of the members of our armed forces and their families for the contribution they are making on my family’s, on our nation’s, and on the world’s behalf.
We know that you all stand on a thin green line which protects us from the dark side of today’s world.
Let us not forget the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom; and let us all take a moment to remember the mothers, fathers, wives, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters of these heroes. Let us all mourn their losses.
The greatest tribute we could ever pay to our American servicemen and women, both living and deceased, is to stop on Thanksgiving, pause during that football game, or stop and think as you sit down to dinner with your family that our lives are good because of the sacrifices of others. Consider what America would be without the men and women of our military. Stop and thank the next Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine you see. We all owe our freedom to them.
Semper Fidelis
http://op-for.com/2007/11/thanksgiving_for_our_veterans.html
Sandy, thank you. Thank you for reminding all of us that we do need to remember our veterans and active military and their families and remember to be thankful for all they do for us or have given us. As I just responded to Eli, I can't imagine what it would be like to live where you and your family, and your Country was under attack as Israel is right now and constantly lives in fear of being attacked. We are so fortunate and need to make sure those that keep it that way for us know they are appreciated. And we need to send the message loud and clear to Congress that they need to stop Obama and make sure that we keep our military might and power; that we make sure these men and women have all the newest and best technology to protect us as well as to keep themselves as safe as possible. No to cutting back our defenses, no to cutting back our military; that is the message for our Congress and the person claiming to be the command-in-chief who has no regard for these people other than to live under their protection.
Sandy, this was your shining thread on Political Derby to have us all focus on our veterans. My father was a veteran and, of course, my husband, having spent 30 years in the navy. There are many veterans that need our attention because they came home to a shortage of jobs and some broken families.
So, thank you, very much, for your heartfelt thread.
