Thanks to our Military veterans who have served and given of their time, their soul, and their lives.

Thanks to all of our fellow military families, both active and retired.  Without the sacrifices of our military families, our nation would not be where it is today.  There are too many elected politicians who have no idea of what it is like to serve our great nation.  They are only politicians with a different agenda such as a community organizer.

Below is a poem for our military on Veteran's Day....


And now they're coming home to us with glory in their eyes.

Oh, it's home again, and home again, America for me!

Our hearts are turning home again and there we long to be,

In our beautiful big country beyond the ocean bars,

Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.

Our boys have seen the Old World as none have seen before.

They know the grisly horror of the German gods of war:

The noble faith of Britain and the hero-heart of France,

The soul of Belgium's fortitude and Italy's romance.

They bore our country's great word across the rolling sea,

"America swears brotherhood with all the just and free."

They wrote that word victorious on fields of mortal strife,

And many a valiant lad was proud to seal it with his life.

Oh, welcome home in Heaven's peace, dear spirits of the dead!

And welcome home ye living sons America hath bred!

The lords of war are beaten down, your glorious task is done;

You fought to make the whole world free, and the victory is won.

Now it's home again, and home again, our hearts are turning west,

Of all the lands beneath the sun America is best.

We're going home to our own folks, beyond the ocean bars,

Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.

Thanksgiving is uniquely an American holiday.

More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving builds on our history, from a time before we began building our nation.  When pilgrims and settlers set forth for the New World, they were inspired and motivated by hopes and dreams, some material and many spiritual.   Today, we have dreams of our economy getting better, our combat troops returning home, our government remaining strong against terrorists, and our families being safe.

With the Islamic terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, we know our world and our American values are at risk.  When the terrorists attack our allies, we are attacked.  They want to disrupt our financial markets, our free market values, our individual freedoms, and our choice of religious freedoms. 
 
We have a lot to be thankful for in the United States--our families, our individual freedoms, our democracy, our financial opportunities, and our religious decisions.  We should all thank our military members for their sacrifices and their dedication to our national freedoms and goals.  May God bless everyone this holiday season---especially our President who has kept us safe since 2001.