Saluting: Freedom'sWorthIt
America is worth fighting for!
I thank and honor all those who have served our country in our military. I was never privileged to serve, but my father and fatherinlaw both served in the Army in WorldWarII. My husband was not able to serve in VietNam because of a ruptured disk in his back which made him 4F. He actually tried to go - went as far as going for his physical - but when the examiners learned of the ruptured disk and the surgery to fix it - they asked him why he was there, why he had even come for the Physical, and to "get out" - he could not serve.
His brother however served in the Navy. And I have Uncles and cousins who served....and ancestors who fought in every earlier American conflict - from the Revolution to the Civil War - to WorldWar I.
In fact, my mother was a member of an old organization: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). One of our ancestors was a Colonel in that founding struggle for freedom. My mother attended those meetings with pride and joy! (Sorry to say that in my youth, I didn't know all about that organization or our ancestry - but I am finding out more and more now).