Veteran's Day
I take the time today (in addition to other days, but today gives room for more thought) to thank the Veterans of the US Armed Forces.
I thank you for believing in the ability of bringing the light of hope to those that have none, and defending that hope both here and abroad.
I thank you for incorporating risk of life into your character and standing where others cannot or will not.
I thank you for living in the destruction that humans can so easily cause so that those affected can build anew and one day break the cycle of pointless conflict.
I thank you for your service to this country, which is bigger than any one person, one opinion, one goal, one administration, one faction, one party, one congress, or one belief.
And I thank you for your belief in this country, even when one of those smaller pieces diminishes the whole.
I thank you for believing in the ability of bringing the light of hope to those that have none, and defending that hope both here and abroad.
I thank you for incorporating risk of life into your character and standing where others cannot or will not.
I thank you for living in the destruction that humans can so easily cause so that those affected can build anew and one day break the cycle of pointless conflict.
I thank you for your service to this country, which is bigger than any one person, one opinion, one goal, one administration, one faction, one party, one congress, or one belief.
And I thank you for your belief in this country, even when one of those smaller pieces diminishes the whole.