Friday, November 11, 2011

thank you just doesn't seem enough...

but it's all I have to give back...

remembering my father in law...
Harold...
who spent a year in hospitals on his way home in WWII...
who watched friends die over there...
who never forgot...
who called me every Veteran's Day and cried for the ones who didn't make it through...
he never forgot...
never...
always wondering why he was chosen to come home and others weren't...
you know , their tour is never finished...
not until the day they die...
they carry the war within them all that time...
that's a lot to ask of anyone...

one way to honor those that have been there and the ones still there...
is to respect what they have fought for and are still fighting for...
and be an example when the flag passes by...
the anthem is sung...
the pledge is said...
and remember them in your prayers daily...
put them first on your list...
first in your hearts...
that's where they have put you...


3 comments:

Jettie said...

God Bless all those that have served to protect our freedom from the inception of this country, until now.

Julie said...

Tete,

What a beautiful and meaningful post from the heart this Veteran's Day. Full of truth and wisdom. Thank you for the reminders of what they walk their entire life. It's NOT the physical battles that are the hardest sometimes ...now is it? It's the mental. They go through SO much. I am praying for Eric. The army has deployments that are TOO long...
Hugs dear Tete. tgif!

NanaDiana said...

What a wonderful post, Tete. I feel the same way you do about our veterans AND our current service people. God bless them all! xo Diana