On November 11th the nation honors all those who served in the armed forces. I join with many in giving my thanks for those who willingly sacrifice to ensure that their fellow citizens are able to walk, worship, raise families and raise protest under the treasured banner of freedom. One of the most sobering experiences of my life has been the opportunity to talk with veterans from both the WWII and the war in Vietnam. As they shared their experiences with me, I was moved. Hearing their stories of faith and sacrifice had such an impact on me. Shakespeare wrote: "He who sheds his blood with me today, shall be my brother..." How much stronger then should our hearts be tethered to those who shed their blood for us? To all those who have served, currently serve, and the families of veterans -I offer a sincere but somewhat inadequate thank you. Your sacrifices have made a difference. I hope within each of us is a desire to live morally correct. To live honestly, to be charitable, to exercise our freedoms in such a manner as to be worthy of the price that liberty cost.
List of a few great war movies:
- Saving Private Ryan
- Saints at War Documentry
- The Longest Day
- The War -Documentry directed by Ken Burns
- Band of Brothers HBO Series
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Letter from Iwo Jima
9 comments:
Amen! I almost forgot it was Vetrans day as nobody seems to be making a big deal about it, unless you're a store trying to squeeze a few bucks out of a holiday shopper. Thanks for sharing those thoughts, they are so important and I too am grateful for those soldiers, today and in the past, who have sacrificed their lives for our precious freedoms.
On a not so worthy note, I have to tell you that you've been tagged, sorry. You can get further details on my blog.
Lee Monkey,
I love the roxy dress!! Its actually a 12 mo shirt but I think I'm going to make baby olivia wear it as a dress while she's 6 months and then again as a shirt at 12 months. Love it. You are such a sweetie! rachel
Can I add Black Hawk Down to the list.
I second this. Great post. We love you----Your Auntie Debbie in the sunny state of AZ. Come visit anytime.
I really like your blog about veterans day and all, and don't wish to diminish it, but geez, how about an update? Thanksgiving has come and gone, Matt has gotten into Med School and the life and times of Willie and Lee-tigre are moving to the Carribean. How are you ever going to top that for a blog post? Get Crackulating.
I agree with Mary, update you blogging life already
Diddo!!!!
Hey, just because you're going to the Carribean and automatically 10 points cooler now, it doesn't mean you need to ignore your blog and leave us boring mainland people in the dust. Get your nose out of the FASFA website and back into this sad, ignored, neglected little blog.
I'm sick of checking this blog. And no disrespect intended to the Vets, but I'm sick to death of Veteran's day. It's settled. Leigh and Matt are sleeping on a leaky air mattress when they get here. I'll be making sure it's leaky. I'm done ladies and gentlemen. I'm done I'm done I'm done.
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