Veteran's Day

Hey Y'all. As a little introduction, one of the bloggers here sent me an invitation to contribute to Fight On...and I cannot think of a better way to develop the skills needed to speak up for freedom than to hang around a bunch of positive conservatives. So...thanks, I hope to be able to contribute in a positive way.

Today is a special day. I called my son, wished him a happy Veteran's Day and thanked him for his service to our country. As I write this, I can see his wedding photo that shows him in his dress uniform - at twenty-three years of age, he was married ten days before being deployed; the photo sits next to a crystal container with all his letters from war. On the wall is a collage of pictures from a memorial service after the 9/11 attacks. In it, he appears in his uniform, a very young National Guardsman, standing proudly at attention and quite unaware that he would be called to war two years later.

Words cannot describe the pride that a mom has for a son who answered the call and spent a year in Iraq as a prison guard, treating the detainees well - even learning their language.

The young men and women whom I have come to know personally and through reading about their service in the current conflicts are amazing human beings. When peace comes to Iraq and Afghanistan, they will be remembered fondly and seen as equals to the "greatest generation."

On this day, we pause to thank our veterans of the major conflicts of WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and especially the Viet Nam war. We thank those soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who have fought in places like Panama, and Bosnia, and Somolia in attempts to bring freedom to those who are unable to fight for themselves. We thank all veterans, from the cooks to the generals, who all work together to complete the mission to keep us free.