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- Vets: Yes, They Deserve a Day to be Honored.
Tomorrow morning, i will walk up our slope to the top of the hill. i will not lower the US Flag, i term the US Ensign. Tomorrow is a day to honor Veterans, not grieve for those we lost.
And i will honor all of our veterans. i will stand on the crest of that slope and look down on the ships of the Pacific Fleet and stop for a moment to thank the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard veterans who have served us well, oh so very well.
As i am sure you know, i am a veteran. i made serving in Navy Surface Warfare in 1972 my career. It was not some noble decision of sacrifice. It was made to ensure my family was financially secure. Yet my decision was considered with the realization i would be serving my country with a vow to defend our Constitution (and with the benefit of spending a goodly part of my life on a Navy warship at sea).
When there was a draft, many veterans found rewards in defending our country. Quite a few died in their effort in that defense. i think the huge majority of our veterans, whether they were drafted or volunteered felt the sense of responsibility. One gave up some of his/her own freedoms to serve.
That is an honor.
Military service is not a political statement. It is a commitment to serving our country by defending us and the constitution that governs us.
i do not need to be honored because i am a veteran with 22-plus years of Naval service. It was an honor to do so.
Tomorrow morning when i stand on that crest looking down of the ships dedicated to defending freedom and equality, i will silently say thanks to all of them.
- Vique’s Law
A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.
- Denniston’s Corolllary
If you do something right once, someone will ask you to do it again.
- Dr. Who’s Rule
First things first, but not necessarily in that order.
- Hoare’s Law of Large Problems
Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.