Remembrance and Gratitude

Today we remember...........

Today we remember the sacrifices made........and the blood that was shed across the entire world.

From Bunker Hill to the Alamo.

From the shores of Normandy to the beaches of Iwo Jima.

From the hills of Korea to the jungles of Vietnam to the sands of the Middle East.

Today I remember.  I remember my Grandfather Hilleson who was a Naval Pilot in the South Pacific during WWII.  I remember him telling me that some pilots would fly out into a fog bank, and would never be heard of again.  I remember all the brave men who were cut down on the beaches of Normandy.  Today I remember the brave Marines who died on Iwo Jima.  I remember the soldiers of Vietnam, those who decided to leave and fight even though they knew that they would be dishonored for it at home.  America shamed herself by the way she treated those soldiers.

I remember the brave soldiers who fought to overthrow a dictator in Iraq and Afghanistan.  I remember the soldiers who died in Bengahzi trying to defend the Americans there.  Today I remember our brave sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, who are serving overseas to make our home and the lives of others safe.

I can never forget their sacrifice.  We must never forget their sacrifice.  Many of those men and women made it home from the wars, but so many of them didn't.

If you are reading this, and are serving in the military in some capacity.  Please accept my deepest gratitude, because that is all I have to offer.  If you are reading this and are not in the military, it is up to us to ensure that the men and women who do make it back, are received with the gratitude and honor they deserve.  It is up to us that to ensure that they are taken care of, and not neglected.

God bless our soldiers and their sacrifice.