Beth Green's Blog - Posts Tagged "veteran"
Memorial Day
Thank a veteran...or a family of one.
My father served 20 years in the Air Force. He missed seeing me walk and talk the first time but instilled in me a deep respect for our great country and its military. I will never fully appreciate what it was like for my mom as she told him goodbye over and over, never knowing if it was the last time she would ever see him again. My father always returned; and for that, I am grateful. Our family lived the military life together and I still look up at military airplanes passing over with awe. If you've never been a part of that life you cannot understand the sacrifices a family makes together.
I hope you will all take a moment to thank a veteran who still lives and recognize all those who gave their lives for you and I to live in freedom. I never take that freedom for granted and I pray we will never know what it's like to lose it.
My father served 20 years in the Air Force. He missed seeing me walk and talk the first time but instilled in me a deep respect for our great country and its military. I will never fully appreciate what it was like for my mom as she told him goodbye over and over, never knowing if it was the last time she would ever see him again. My father always returned; and for that, I am grateful. Our family lived the military life together and I still look up at military airplanes passing over with awe. If you've never been a part of that life you cannot understand the sacrifices a family makes together.
I hope you will all take a moment to thank a veteran who still lives and recognize all those who gave their lives for you and I to live in freedom. I never take that freedom for granted and I pray we will never know what it's like to lose it.
