For Those Who have Served!

Here on the farm, chores have to be done regardless of the weather. When the weather is really bad it gets me thinking. In my free time, when ever that is, I like to study World War 2 history. This is very near and dear to me since my Dad was a WW2 combat vet. So when the weather turns bad and I need to go out into the fray I wonder; all I am doing is going out to do my chores and tending my livestock. When I am done, I can go inside and eat a hot meal and warm myself. But the combat vets did not have that option. They had to live and fight in the mud, numbing cold and every other conceivable weather you can imagine. What does it take to be able to mentally and physically handle living under such conditions! While all the time, trying to stay alive, men on the other side are shooting at you! Think about that for a moment; if nothing else just picture yourself living in the open, in weather like that!

Then after you have done that, do me a favor. Next time you see a vet, PLEASE go up to them and shake their hand and THANK THEM for their service to our country! Because FREEDOM IS NOT FREE! But is paid for with the blood of our troops!!