Today is Veterans’ Day, 11-11-2008. What is a veteran? What emotion does this word evoke?
I am one, so I guess I should know. “Webster” says: a veteran is “old, of long experience” with the sub-definitions of “an old soldier;” a “previous member of the armed forces.” I qualify on all counts.
The definition applied most often today, is to the last one, particularly a soldier who has been at war.
Veterans Day honors all soldiers, young and older, and rightly so. Soldiers can “march-on” a long way on just some appreciation, a pat on the back, a “Thank you! For the job you are doing.”
It has been said: “A Nation that forgets its Veterans, shall itself someday be forgotten”
We are Veterans, Souvenirs of War
a part of the times: for some the worst of times...
We struggle with memories,
We see the world through scratchy lenses,
A sound or smell may awaken a horrible memory.
Yet, we who remain alive, we who are part of “society,” still do our part.
a part of the times: for some the worst of times...
We struggle with memories,
We see the world through scratchy lenses,
A sound or smell may awaken a horrible memory.
Yet, we who remain alive, we who are part of “society,” still do our part.
The tapestry of our life serves to hold us together and make us better citizens,
so we can help to hold our nation together
by remembering our Veterans.
so we can help to hold our nation together
by remembering our Veterans.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. He gave me life that I might enjoy all things." - Anonymous)
We walk the way God has prepared for us. 
Memorial Day with my
grandsons passing on the heritage.
A reunion of VietNamVeterans soldiers and wives
