Good Morning,
A hot cup of Door County Country Morning Blend Coffee is steaming next to me and it is time to write.
John 15:13 KJV Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Today in the United States we honor all of our armed services veterans past and present. The people of this humble home say thank you to all of you.
My siblings and I were always taught to observe the national days of honor such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July and Labor Day. We observed them all and especially our Dad was "Mr. Patriotic" He would spend a lot of time talking to me about other historical events as well. I knew as much as any ten year old about Valley Gorge, Fort Sumter and the Civil War, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, The Korean Conflict (War) Vietnam War and The Iraq War. He was most proud to have served our country as a United States Marine. I can tell you when the WW2 battle for Iwo Jima started. The battle started on February 19th, 1945 and we had an uncle who was wounded there. I happen to share February 19th as the day I was born in 1957.
It's my job now to keep up with modern history.
All of these listed above were things my dad thought were important enough to spend time and add to my school history lessons.
I believe that history, good or bad should be taught in our schools as well as our homes. I believe we should honor our veterans and armed services. Thank you just doesn't seem like enough.
My point. Know your history and take time to appreciate those who fought for our freedoms. Those two items are a great way to honor the veterans.
Marty
Without the sacrifices of our service men and women, there would not exist the freedoms we take for granted!!
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