11/10/2017
"Thank you for your service" is an easy phrase to say. To me it means thank you for your sacrifices, the holidays you missed with your family, the physical and mental exhaustion you have felt. Thank you for the times you acted bravely when you were afraid. Thank you for moving forward when for some you didn't know if you were going to live to see the next day. Thank you to others who live with knowing what it feels like to take a human life, for nightmares you endure, for always having to sit with your back to a wall. Thank you to those who had to see unspeakable destruction and death, and still can see it as if it just happened in their minds. Thank you to others who know you will never again be the person you were before you served, and yet know if you had to do it over you would still answer the call. Some served in combat zones, some behind a desk, some stayed stateside and some went abroad. Some will never be able to even talk about where they went or what they did. Every one of them sacrificed something to serve our country, so take a moment out of worrying about your coffee order or what was tweeted this week or whether or not an athlete stands, and THANK A VETERAN who makes it possible for you to enjoy such freedoms. For my friends who have served, "Thank you for your service."
