timh111's Blog

As a 12 year Veteran of the U.S. Army, I want to take this time to thank my fellow brothers and sisters that bore the burden in our past and bare the burden in our present to preserve the freedom of our great country and remind them that Veterans day is OUR day. Many have died and many are disabled so that those who live their normal lives can do so. For one day my friends, forget about the negativity, forget about those that think we were (or are) "War Mongerers", or "Baby Killers" or even "Terrorists". Remember, because WE have fought,  and because we fight, they have the FREEDOM to speak their minds. Because of those that have died, because of those that have left their families during holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, times they used to spend at home, to fight for the freedoms of ours and for the hopeful freedoms of others, many here go about their lives in a normal fashion.  For one day, forget about the politics of war and of wars and be PROUD that we have given much of humanity freedom and democracy and have removed tyrants such as Hitler & Hussain.  I say this because I am the son of a grandfather that fought in WW-1, A father that fought in WW-2 and a brother that spent 1 1/2 tours in Vietnam and because I have followed my American family tradition. I also say this because we deserve respect from our country and countrymen, especially from those that chose not to serve, also a freedom our service provided our citizens with. Please do not respond to this post to brow beat or pistol whip me with politics, I don't care and obviously this post was NOT intended for you!!  To our fellow citizens that continue to support our brothers in arms, thank you. Please don't stop your support. You are needed for the morale of those fighting today, tomorrow and yesterday.  May god continue to bless our troops fighting in harms way daily, our veterans and those who support us. And may god also continue to BLESS AMERICA!! Tonight and EVERY night, my AMERICAN flag flys high, in presentable condition and properly lit.......DOES YOURS??