I am a little late in posting my deep heart thanks to all the Women and Men who have fought for the ideals of America represented by the picture of the first flag above. It is amazing how much the weapons of war have changed and the flag has changed in 241 years since our Country was founded. To me, Veterans Day is like Thanksgiving Day for the men and women who enlisted to serve our Country. Words seem to fail to express my personal gratitude
Every Memorial day we honor all those who lost their lives defending our Country, and since my youth I heard this was the greatest sacrifice one could make for our Country. However, modern medical technologies have allowed many to survive who would have been lost. This has been a true blessing for many, but there has also been a huge increase in mental injuries, termed PTSD in 1980, have been plaguing many veterans. In early conflicts terms like, "shell-shock" and "battle fatigue" were used. Having never served, nor losing a family member in battle I am totally unqualified to suggest "what the greatest sacrifice is?" I am only suggesting that some surviving veterans living daily with psychological effects of their service may feel they made the ultimate sacrifice. We should accept this possible paradigm shift and as a Nation support and offer physical and psychological support to all of our Veterans.
To all members of all Branches Thank You!!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment