For those who sacrifice

Did you thank a veteran today? Or any member of our armed forces?  When all else seems to be going down the drain day after day young men and women are signing up to begin a service or continue to serve their country and honor the values and democracy we all hold dear.  

Do you want to live in a tent in the middle of nowhere memorizing your foot prints outside your door as to know who has come and gone while you slept?  Do you want to live on an aircraft carrier for 6 months plus and miss the changing of the leaves or the spring flowers growing up randomly on the sidewalks?  Do you want to fly over a very very dark and foreign soil to rescue wounded and bring them out of harm's way?  Well, these are few of the many reasons we stop and honor all military at home and abroad today and everyday.

Regardless of the changing political offices, people and action we must thank those who turned their lives upside down or lost their lives for the freedom we have today.  We must thank those who are actively fighting that fight today as well, along with those who have done and are doing the same worldwide.