Cheers.

In my eyes, heroes every one of them.  They took the oath to defend freedom and liberty and paid the ultimate sacrifice.  Nothing can comfort the family and friends they left behind.  Each year we gather to honor and remember them. I will not forget them or their families.  America's true patriots.  

 

God bless those who have chosen to follow in their footsteps.  Tomorrow morning, they will get up, put the uniform on, and continue to defend the liberties we enjoy everyday.  God bless each and everyone of these patriots.

 

Don't wait for special days to honor our military.  Thank a serviceman or a veteran for his service every time you see one.  It is through their duty to God and Country your freedoms are protected every day.  It is the least you can do.  

I hate to be one of those guys, but I've never felt like every serviceman is a hero of sorts. Many people sign up and have no sense of patriotism or idealogy of what they are fighting for...

 

I DO however make sure to thank them and recognize their efforts, even if they do not.

 

I had a conversation with a vet recently and he was mad and ranting about how he didn't fight in the sandbox so people like trump could be President. I responded that it was exactly what he fought for, the freedom of self expression. I took it even further and he was rather puzzled that someone could tell him he fought for a person's right to be a bigot a racist, homophobe... but the point was he fought for people to be free and express their views no matter how much he disagreed with them.

 

Point is, not every serviceman fights and dies for American values, but I would treat each as such.