Veterans Day

I suppose I'm not unique in that the older I get, the more conscious I am of the importance of things like patriotism, community, honor. Like so many, when I was younger Veterans Day was a good thing because it meant I didn't have to go to work that day. That's still nice, but I try very hard to spend time on Veterans Day being actively thoughtful about why this is a holiday...what it means. While no one in my immediate family (i.e. parents/siblings/spouse) are in the armed services, there are a lot of people that are super-important to me that are or have been. I don't ever want to lose sight of the great sacrifices people have made to maintain the freedoms that I enjoy every single day.

THANK YOU VETERANS. THANK YOU ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO GAVE ALL IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. MAY YOU NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

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