I'll go ahead and say thanks for showing all the gratitude for all of our vets past and present and for those who make the ultimate sacrifice and are truly fighting for the rights we enjoy here back at home.
I tried to get today off but no luck (USAF Vet)...My co-workers know I served so I had a 6-pack of Oberon Ale sitting on my desk when I walked in. Makes up for it I suppose.
My own thanks goes out to my Brothers and Sisters in Arms new and old for continuing to serve our great country and for fighting for my freedom.
This was sent around my Squadron one day and I have not forgotten this since I read it two years ago.
IT’S THE SOLDIER
It's the soldier, not the reporter
who has given us freedom of the press.
It's the soldier, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It's the soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It's the soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag and
whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who gives the protestor the right to burn the flag.
~~ Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
It doesnt say a lot, but it say it all.