"Thank you for your service!"

Monday, November 11, 2019

Today is officially Veterans Day in the United States of America.

We consider our Veterans to be any who served in the military any branch (US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard) in times of war or peace.

Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have made great sacrifice to protect our families, our country, and our freedom.

They are and were not just soldiers; they are our heroes. We owe so much to them. Let us never forget to pray for them and their families. Let us never forget to honor them for their service and for the sacrifices they have made for us.

You may ask “Why is it important that we honor or soldiers, our veterans”? I will tell you why, because it has always been the soldier that has fought for our liberty! Freedom isn’t free. It never has been. The price for freedom has been paid for by our soldiers, our veterans. We owe them a debt of thanks and honor for what they have done to keep our nation free.

This is not original with me, and I may not have all the words exactly right. You may recognize it as a song that has been sung. The author is unknown, but the lyrics are powerful.

It's not CBS or NBC; ABC or CNN that's giving us the freedom of the press. Not Jerry Falwell, Larry Flint, Ted Kennedy, or Jessie Jackson giving us the freedom to verbally express. Not the campus organizers or all the demonstrations giving us the freedom to march freely, march and disagree. Oh can't you see?!

Chorus: It has always been the soldier who has made the sacrifice, standing strong and proud in battle, willing to lay down his life.

Somewhere there's a soldier, and he's looking at a picture of his little girl; how he wishes he were home! And somewhere there's a soldier, and he's reading a love letter from his wife, and she is telling him how she feels so all alone. And somewhere there's a mom and dad who cry late in the night for a son who won't be coming home; a son who gave his life. Freedom isn't free! Oh can't you see?!

It has always been the soldier who has made the sacrifice. He is standing strong and proud, and in battle willing to lay down his life.

To the angry man who shakes his fist and burns the stars and stripes; that same flag that drapes the coffins of those who gave their lives. There's no other place that you will go that you have ever been where the blood of soldiers gives the right to burn the flag again!

It has always been the soldier who has made the sacrifice! He is standing strong and proud, and in battle willing to lay down his life.

It has always been the soldier on land, and air, and sea. It has always been the soldier fighting for our liberty!

We want to honor you, because you are the brave men and women who have made great sacrifice to protect our families, our country, and our freedom. You are and were not just soldiers, you are our heroes. We owe you so much, and we want to say, Thank you for your service!