Wind rippled small American flags all around our neighborhood. One patriotic couple quietly places flags along our streets as a tribute to those who have served and are serving our country.
Each time I pass by the brightly colored banners, I remember family members and friends who have sacrificed for our country.
I also think of ill clad soldiers who followed George Washington and those encased in gear in Afghanistan. Sailors on wooden ships forming a blockade of American harbors and those sailing the world on gigantic aircraft carriers. Forces joined in Europe fighting Hitler and those with U.N. troops maintaining peace in Africa. A father in a submarine or mother in Iraq. Fliers in open cockpits or ones in Stealth bombers. Lonely outposts of the emerging West or offices at the Pentagon. All serving.
Veterans come in various sizes, shapes, colors, ages, and skills. For over two hundred years they have endured, sacrificed, and served. Lives have been altered. Many snuffed out. To every one. Thank you for serving and protecting us.
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