When someone does something for me, I want to give them thanks for what they did. It is a breach in ettiquette if we do not. This certainly applies to all of the men and women who gave their lives to defend the freedoms that we hold so dear. We also do not want to forget those who will be maimed for the rest of their lives because of their sacrifice for us. I see those young men and women who have lost arms and legs, etc., and I do not want to forget what they did for me. Every time I see the "Wounded Warrior" ad, I am almost brought to tears to think about the struggles these young people will have for the rest of their lives because they defended my freedoms.
I was one of those fortunate sailors who served in the Navy from 1956-1960. You might recognize those years as president Eisenhower's last four years in office. No one knew the terrors of war more than he, and he kept us out of war. Because of the communists, we were always on alert, but I never had to lay my life on the line in battle. This makes me even more grateful for those gave life or limb in service to their country. I just read something on an Email that caught my attention. It stated that we think of those who gave life and limb for us as old, but, as the article stated, most of those we remember were young. They were taken away from their families in the prime of life. When my Uncle James (James Cooper) was killed in Italy in WWII, I was so young that I don't remember a lot about it. I just remember that Uncle James was at home and was dressed like a soldier, then he was gone. We never saw him again. He was my mother's youngest brother and he was a character. Every year at about this time, I think of him, and a lump comes in my throat, because he never got to live the American dream. He, and millions of others, did not get to live the American dream so that you and I could live it. Let us never forget them!!!!!! Bro. Joe
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