Today is Veterans Day. My dad was a veteran of the U.S. Army and now my son, Joshua, is a veteran of the U.S. Marines. Eight years ago he was still at Bethesda Naval Hospital near Washington D.C. recovering from his wounds suffered in Fallujah, Iraq.
Here’s a poem I found commemorating veterans…
Thank A Veteran For Your Freedom
By J. L. Sager
It was a veteran, not a reporter,
Who guaranteed freedom of the press.
It was a veteran, not a poet,
Who guaranteed freedom of speech.
It was a veteran, not a campus organizer,
Who guaranteed freedom to demonstrate.
It was a veteran, not a minister,
Who guaranteed freedom to worship.
It was a veteran, not a salesman,
Who guaranteed freedom to own property.
It was a veteran, not a travel agent,
Who guaranteed freedom to travel.
It was a veteran, not a politician,
Who guaranteed freedom to vote.
It is a veteran who salutes the Flag,
Risks it all for the Flag,
And who is buried beneath the Flag.
I hope you will take the time today to thank a vet for his service for our country. If you don’t know where to find one, go to Applebee’s today. They’re giving a free meal to all veterans.
We have freedoms because he and/or she ‘fought for you.’ And I hope you will thank Jesus Christ for His sacrifice for the world. We have freedom from sin because He ‘died for you.’