July 4th is a day when ALL who live in this great country should stop and be thankful for what we have. I know what you're thinking and Yes, I know its not Thanksgiving. I also know that so many people are struggling right now to make ends meet but we still need to keep our heads held high and remember how far we have come. We may not have seen the worst of our current situation yet but we will prevail. Our nation will pull itself up by its bootstraps and we will continue to be the greatest country in the world!
Today we should be thankful because it is the day we declared our FREEDOM, the day we said we want to stand on our own two feet. Today is not about hamburgers, hot dogs, coleslaw and potato salad. It's not about fireworks and beer. Today should be about thanking those men and women who selflessly have dedicated their lives to making sure our great nation STAYS FREE. So many have paid the ultimate price for our freedom by giving their lives to protect it. Don't let their actions be in vain. I know it sounds cliché but freedom truly isn't free, just ask any widow of one of our fallen heroes or ask the new mom whose husband was deployed when she gave birth to his child.
As I sit here writing this I have tears trickling down my cheeks because my own husband will be deploying to Iraq in less than 3 weeks. This will be his 5th deployment, the second to Iraq. My family has strong ties to the military; my father served an enlistment in the Army and went to Korea, my dad was a Corpsman in the Navy for more than 20 years. My baby brother is serving in the Army and has already gone on house to house missions in Baghdad and our brother is getting ready to enlist in the Army as well. On my husbands side his father was in the Navy for 20 years, his mother did an enlistment as well. His paternal grandfather stormed (I believe it was) Omaha Beach (or maybe it was Utah, I'm not totally sure) and had a coffee cup shot out of his hand by the enemy. He received one of our Nation’s highest medals, the Purple Heart.
Military life is not an easy life; it is filled with heartache and disappointment, missed holidays and milestones. During my husband’s deployment he will miss our girls’ first day of school this year, my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, our 13th anniversary, two of our daughters’ birthdays, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, his birthday, and Valentine’s Day (I think that’s all) Today I remember though why well won’t be together during all of those times. I am grateful for everything he does. He is even on duty today, missing a visit with his family. Military life is hard… but it’s worth it!
I know that its not Memorial Day either but I still think we should say a big Thank You to ALL of our Nation’s defenders, your sacrifices are not forgotten.
Today we should be thankful because it is the day we declared our FREEDOM, the day we said we want to stand on our own two feet. Today is not about hamburgers, hot dogs, coleslaw and potato salad. It's not about fireworks and beer. Today should be about thanking those men and women who selflessly have dedicated their lives to making sure our great nation STAYS FREE. So many have paid the ultimate price for our freedom by giving their lives to protect it. Don't let their actions be in vain. I know it sounds cliché but freedom truly isn't free, just ask any widow of one of our fallen heroes or ask the new mom whose husband was deployed when she gave birth to his child.
As I sit here writing this I have tears trickling down my cheeks because my own husband will be deploying to Iraq in less than 3 weeks. This will be his 5th deployment, the second to Iraq. My family has strong ties to the military; my father served an enlistment in the Army and went to Korea, my dad was a Corpsman in the Navy for more than 20 years. My baby brother is serving in the Army and has already gone on house to house missions in Baghdad and our brother is getting ready to enlist in the Army as well. On my husbands side his father was in the Navy for 20 years, his mother did an enlistment as well. His paternal grandfather stormed (I believe it was) Omaha Beach (or maybe it was Utah, I'm not totally sure) and had a coffee cup shot out of his hand by the enemy. He received one of our Nation’s highest medals, the Purple Heart.
Military life is not an easy life; it is filled with heartache and disappointment, missed holidays and milestones. During my husband’s deployment he will miss our girls’ first day of school this year, my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, our 13th anniversary, two of our daughters’ birthdays, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, his birthday, and Valentine’s Day (I think that’s all) Today I remember though why well won’t be together during all of those times. I am grateful for everything he does. He is even on duty today, missing a visit with his family. Military life is hard… but it’s worth it!
I know that its not Memorial Day either but I still think we should say a big Thank You to ALL of our Nation’s defenders, your sacrifices are not forgotten.
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