(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)
To all my fellow veterans:
Let my grateful words thank you for the nights you slept freezing in a tent or sweating in the desert, for the lonely days you spent missing your loved ones, for the hours you spent sick in pain and without someone holding your hand, for the moments of sheer fright in the heat of battle, for the wounds you have suffered fighting evil, for the endless days in hospitals undergoing painful surgeries, for the precious occasions you have missed back at home. For all of these sacrifices I thank you on behalf of my family who are so grateful for you. We truly appreciate these sacrifices that you have made.
A special thank-you is in order to your families, to the parents who raised you and made you be the man or woman you are today. I thank your wives, husbands, and your loved ones who stand by you and support you with their love and dedication.
Lastly, for those who returned after paying the ultimate price, may their legacy be honored for generations to come, may the tears shed over their coffins fertilize the fields of patriotism in our nation to raise a new generation built on strength and honor, able and willing to follow in their footsteps when duty calls to defend America. May their blood not have been shed in vain. May we prove worthy of their sacrifice. May we remember that these men and women were asked by all of us to defend our freedom for little or nothing in return. May God bless there families.
Remember they can’t come home til the last shot’s fired!
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
Check out this video, it is very moving!
httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwoXmXA8BvY
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