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I'd like to take the (perhaps premature) opportunity to thank those who sacrifice a measure of their personal freedom for us.
I'd like to thank the many-times removed ancestors who made it possible for me to be where I am. Why they did it then is long forgotten, but once a year we are encouraged to find the time to think about the sacrifices they made and the risks they took, if not for us, then for the future.
Today my school held a Veteran's Day assembly, in which those among us who served were honored and those who are not were remembered. I noticed that many of my fellow students were restless when the guest speaker was giving us a much-abridged version of his life story. Many of them weren't even bothering to listen. I wonder how many of them think of tomorrow as a day off, nothing more.
I'd like to thank the many-times removed ancestors who made it possible for me to be where I am. Why they did it then is long forgotten, but once a year we are encouraged to find the time to think about the sacrifices they made and the risks they took, if not for us, then for the future.
Today my school held a Veteran's Day assembly, in which those among us who served were honored and those who are not were remembered. I noticed that many of my fellow students were restless when the guest speaker was giving us a much-abridged version of his life story. Many of them weren't even bothering to listen. I wonder how many of them think of tomorrow as a day off, nothing more.