At our tiny local cemetery flags fly for our Veterans.
Today is Veteran’s Day here in the US. It’s a day when we remember those that have and still serve in the armed forces and we express our appreciation for their sacrifices.
A World War I Veteran rests.
It hasn’t been a week since the election. Maybe your guy won. Maybe your guy lost.
There’s a story to be told right on this marker.
Regardless, how about we make an effort to work together now, starting on this Veteran’s Day.
The founding family of our small town served.
We can move forward together, compromise, fix stuff, make this a better place to live. For all of us. Most of all, let’s not let these Veterans down. We can make them proud of us if we work together. Heck, we could be proud of ourselves. And that counts too.
So many have served over such a long time.
Let’s not squander the gift we’ve been given. Freedom isn’t something to waste.
Thank you.
Change Is Hard 
November 11, 2012 at 7:45 am
Well said. Many of us take all our freedoms for granted. I hope our country can now begin to move forward, rather than backward.
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November 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Seems common sense to me…but then I’m not an elected politician.
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November 11, 2012 at 9:28 am
A very appropriate reminder and statement, Dawn. Well put. Thank you.
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November 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm
You are welcome PJ.
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November 11, 2012 at 10:54 am
I think you just echoed JFK beautifully. Thank you. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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November 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm
And to think I had never heard that particular quote before. True true true.
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November 11, 2012 at 3:11 pm
So true – if only the politicians would listen!
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November 11, 2012 at 4:08 pm
My experience is that us regular people have to be very loud to be heard by the politicians. Very very loud.
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November 17, 2012 at 3:11 am
Beautiful and touching post. I share your thoughts and words about gratitude for the Veterans and the value of Freedom. Thanks.
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November 17, 2012 at 7:52 am
You’re welcome Isabelle…thanks for stopping!
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