Vet’s Day and its sub-plots

For every skeptic…  “What kind of country has to remind its citizens, by setting aside special…save the date…days…I mean if it’s that important…why are they invisible on most other days…I can’t get behind such a concept…I’m like…so over it!"

There’s an antiseptic… Which came to me in the form of…while I’ve never walked the beaches of Normandy, nor the battlefields of Gettysburg…didn’t quite make it to Arlington after visiting several memorials… my eyes were suddenly forced wide open when, after accepting an invite to tour a local graveyard, that was practically in my own backyard (given it was less than 30” away), thanks to a retired teacher that continues to teach, on the history…that took the form of a plot within a plot - - a section in the cemetery set aside for the civil war veterans, all marked with similar stones, as a way showing how they were united in purpose, gave up their lives to keep US that way…which I viewed with a combination of amazement (“all this time, after growing up in the area…") and new found reverence (the kind that tends to come when you simply stand there, listen, and reflect). 

If you want to really know.., fully examine why…simply allow the collective voices of the past, and those who still proudly serve, to be your guide…you’ll likely come to the same place I found myself. 

(BTW, a vet day freedom fact: based on what I heard from listening closely to some vets who were surveyed, what they appreciate is being thanked not so much for their service, but "Thank You for our freedom" Spread the word.)