Give a smile to a Veteran

give a smile to a Veteran;

Every year on Veterans Day many of us sit back and remember those we served with. Good times or bad these people became our brothers and sisters for life. We may not see them for years yet you can depend on the fact that their memories are entwined with your own forever. Life is full of experiences many good and just as many bad but they all make up our character-defining who we are. When I hear things like what happened in Southerland Texas and the first explanation was he was a Veteran it makes my skin crawl. I’ve heard politicians remark that Vet’s are the most likely to become anarchists and anti-government radicals because of our training and the experiences of so many that involve violence. To the contrary I say, Vet’s are the least likely to ever take up arms other than the defense of their family and friends. Of course there are always a few like the creep in Texas who are mentally unfit to serve and just like the poor gun it suddenly makes all Veterans suspect. I guaranty you a Veteran is the first one that will stop to help someone hurt in an accident or to stand with others to protest a wrong. The Veteran is the guy who lives next door and is always there when you need a friend, he’s the guy or girl that people can depend on when others fail them. To most Veterans our flag and our anthem is part of their existence they pledged their lives to defend that flag and our Constitution so when you poke the Bear by disrespecting these things you can expect the anger and backlash it creates. Give a salute to our Veterans they are the ones what gave you the right to live your lives in freedom and even when you do things like disrespecting our country and our government.

May this Veterans day be the beginning of a sea change that brings our country together, the hate needs to disappear and our American can-do spirit needs to rise up and be a positive in our lives. I don’t care if you are Black, White or Purple, Democrat, Libertarian or Republican this is your country be the one that builds on the future not the negative. God Bless America!