What Veterans Day Really Means by DrT

Veterans Day 2005. What does it mean? Is it significant? It better be! My Dad is a World War II veteran and from the time I was a young child I have been fascinated with his service and the circumstances surrounding that war. Of course like most of those who served in that war, my Dad was not boastful about his sacrifices and he didn't talk about what he lived through without some prodding. I expect our servicemen and women of today would be similar in their feelings about their service. But the fact is that then and now, our military are to be revered, respected and treated with gratitude for the tremendous sacrifices they made and continue to make on our behalf. I will tell you that I have NO tolerance for the left wing, anti war, give peace a chance crowd. Their profound stupidity about the seriousness of the threat we face from terrorism is beyond the pale. Our boys are fighting and some are dying, this is the price of freedom.

But those of us who truly understand what is at stake and who truly understand the necessity of a strong military will pay homage today to the boys who jumped into "hell" on the beaches at Normandy and all over Europe, the Pacific, Viet Nam, Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq. We will bow our heads and pray to God to bless them all and we will say thank you for your sacrifice.