Some gave all

Through out the past few years the military has become a part of my
life, thanks to my boyfriend. Things I never thought of before,
recognized, or paid much attention to I now look for. It is not that I
did not have respect for those who put everything on the line for us, or
that I didn't appreciate what they have done and continue to do.
However, in a relatively short amount of time, my entire view has
changed into something more. Something I don't even know how to
describe.



For most people today is a day for fun. To be
with family and friends. For cookouts, fishing, playing baseball or
whatever sport. And that is okay. But I hope at the picnics, barbeques,
and camp outs going on today, that a moment is taken to recognize what
this holiday is really about. Today is about the people who gave all.
Today is about the soldiers who left to defend you and I, and did not
return home. Today is about their families. The loved ones they have
left behind. It is about the soldiers who came home but did not mentally
come home. For those who took their lives after returning to home soil
because of what they had seen, done, and those they had lost. To those people who gave the ultimate sacrifice, thank you. You live on in the hearts of the people you left behind.
In the combat buddies that were by your side and continue to carry your
memory with them. In the families that have lost. In the service
members who are now veterans. In those who are serving now. Your memory
lives on in the heart of America. The United States Of America is a free
country still because of your sacrifice. The words do not do what we
owe to you justice. Thank you.