Honor and Glory should be given not only to all of those who have gone before. But, also to those who are currently in harm’s way fighting for our freedom
There are a lot of ways we celebrate here in the United States one holiday after another, and Honor and Glory need to be one of them. We just finished celebrating Mother’s Day yesterday. Then here comes summer. Graduations, weddings, or perhaps just end-of-school-year parties. Well, as we go through the next three weeks and beyond, amid all the celebrating I would like to ask all of you to take a moment. If you realize that you are passing alongside a veteran….take a minute to thank him or her and salute them. Thank them for their service. It may not mean very much to you but, it will mean the whole world to them.
My husband is a service-connected veteran who fought in Desert Storm. His tour started in 1991. At one point in time, he was in Iraq, fighting fires in the oil fields. A sarin gas bomb exploded. Yeah, he was wearing a gas mask, but that gas mask failed. Needless to say, without having to go much further, his world was forever changed after that event. It has been a difficult road for him since that time. He has had his ups and downs, but honor and glory have followed him throughout his entire life.
Thousands of veterans have come home and are constantly struggling with the thought that they have done this for nothing. No one cares. Hundreds do not have family support or do not have a place to call home. Seriously, I have heard this time and time again. So, please, when I ask you to take a moment,. Listen to me and do so. Remember them not only this Memorial Day weekend but every day that you encounter them.
My husband and I are members of the local American Legion. Have been for the past 6 years. One of the goals that we have set forth for the post is that every Memorial Day weekend we honor those who have fallen here in our town by placing small American Flags by each gravesite of those who have served this great country. As we were leaving, we drove by a couple of women, and we received a thank-you. You see people even doing something so simple as placing a flag by a grave, which can mean ooooo so much to someone even though you don’t know them.
They put their lives on the line for us. Don’t you think it’s worth taking a moment out of your busy schedule to say thank you?
Honor and Glory can bring forth new celebrations and new memories as well. How can this happen, you wonder? Gather your comrades together and bring some FINE WINE along with you. That’s how
In conclusion, I would like to take THIS moment to thank ALL of the servicemen and women who have gone before, stand as civilians present today, and are on active duty. To take a moment to honor them for what they have done for me. Because without their sacrifice, I would not be doing what I am doing today!