[Ansteorra] Veteran's Day

[Pamela French]

Well said.
Yes, our military is all volunteers, but they still risk their lives and die
in foreign lands so that we do not have to risk ours helping to defend our
own lands.

Draco,
A Vet.

iainmacc at juno.com wrote:

>         My apologies for being a day late with this.
>
>         Every Veteran's Day, you hear all kinds of sappy noises about
> those poor men and women who risk their lives, and die in foreign lands,
> and etc, etc.
>         Not this time.
>
>         Our military is all volunteers, and has been for more than 20
> years (I think) now. Anyone who was drafted originally has long since had
> an opportunity to get out if they wanted. They all know the risks and the
> danger they face. Dying is part of a soldier's trade, and he knows it.
>
>         The fighting and the danger are the easy part. The hard part is
> something no one ever thinks about until it happens.
>
>         So here's a prayer for the peace, the emotional recovery, and the
> pride, of every man or woman who has had to stand at attention and keep
> the grief from his face and the tears from his eyes... as his best friend
> went by in a box with a flag over it.
>
>                               Iain MacCrimmon
>
>                         Cave Tyranniam Timorium Suorum
>
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