Veteran's Day

Unlike my younger days,

when I first started working

or even when I was in school,

I looked forward to

Veteran's Day

for only one reason.

A day off.

When I was growing up,

I wanted to join the Military as soon as I became of age.

But when I was old enough,

it was during the tail end of the Vietnam War.

It was a time where we had a

"Crooked President"

named Richard Nixon,

and the War was perpetuated for the profits of

"Big Business."

There was rioting in the streets due to the injustices suffered by minorities

and women burned their bras in protest of their inequalities.

It was also a time for the tail end of being in the Hippie generation.

I chose,

at that time,

to protest against the Armed Forces

and become a Hippie.

My Father was in World War Two

and my younger Brother joined the Army when he was of age.

Both were proud of their service to our Country.

As I got older,

I started to notice a change in the attitude towards the Military

and the attitude inside the Military structure.

Today,

I salute all Service Men

and Women,

in all the

Free Nations

of the

World.

In the United States we have a Volunteer Armed Forces.

But,

like in the Vietnam era here,

most young men

and women are drafted into service

and risk their lives for the

Freedom

you

and I have.

I thank all of you who have served,

who are serving,

and those of you who are going to serve!

Thank You!

This is,

Saying Thanks To The Men And Women Of The United States Military,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” 

- George Orwell -

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