The sad truths are there are so very few of these great Americans left to tell their stories and there are so few of them left to hear the thanks of the people they defended. Those of my generation were fortunate enough to either have had family members who served or to be around others who served; the current generations only know them as subjects of films or as very old veterans who seem from a time long ago and very far away, not really knowing or understanding the lives they live today, with the freedoms and benefits of living in this country, once hinged on their efforts and their sacrifices. Some years ago, I heard some young person asking why such a fuss was being made over some old vet who fought in "some old war"; maybe if the kid was taken aside and told how everything we have today is here because of those old vets and what they did in "some old war", how when we thank them, its not just for serving, its for everything we are, everything we have, and everything we have hoped for...
Dusty, thank you for your service and really, sincerely, thanks for everything...
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