Veteran’s Day 2013: Thank You

To all who have ever donned the military uniform to defend freedom, country, family, and cause,

thank you.

Short time, part-time, life time, or all time, your service, known or unknown, understood or questioned, decorated or unacknowledged is invaluable to the life that the rest of us enjoy and much of the time take grossly for granted.

To you and those alongside you who worked, sweat, cried, hurt, bled, and sacrificed of yourselves for our freedom to decide our next meal, word, occupation, friend, leader, and life,

with every bit of honor, respect, appreciation and heart that we can produce, we salute you.

Hold your head high today and every day – many have the opportunity to live well and have chosen to do so because of what you have done in our stead.

Your life and your service are of priceless value to the free.