Veteran's Day

[jana_denardo]

I come from a family with a strong military background and would be a vet myself if all had gone according to plan (It did not). It's important to me to mark this day and give thanks to those who gave so much to keep us all safe.


My friend ozma914 had this in his LJ and it bears repeating.


The Bravest Man I Know

by Amanda Whitney


The bravest man I know.

Is a man I've never met.

He's a man who risks his life

To save a friend,

Not only to save a friend,

But to save a nation.

Risking his life

For those he does not know.

Stepping up

Leaving loved ones behind,

So that somewhere,

Someone else won't have to.

He is a man who follows orders

Even though he knows he might die.


The bravest man I know.

Is the man who would rather die,

So one more person could go home

To see his family again.

The man who stares death in the face,

But never blinks.


The bravest man I know.

Is the man who risks his life

So one day the world may be a better place for his children.

Or any man who goes against his biggest fear.

DEATH

Just to save someone he loves.


The bravest man I know.

Is the man who fights

So another man can have the taste of sweet freedom.

Not fighting only for his own benefit,

But for many others all over the world,

Fighting to make this world a better place.


That's the bravest man I know.



And for all the service animals, we aren't going to forget you either.

Comments

[ekuseid.livejournal.com]

awesome!

this made me inspired!

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

very cool