As one who has family members serving (and others who have served and died) it is a day we never forget! This morning my mother and I watched our President lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington with great sadness and heartache. I will continue to do my part and thank you for the post.

As a side note, I challenge others to take the time to just say ‘thank you’ to a young soldier when you see them. This is more powerful than you will ever know. When I say this I think about a young man I ran into during the Christmas break (2007) in the mall. I was in the hat shop and he was in with his brother and just the excitement as he shared ‘his story’ and how long he waited to serve. Long story short, his brother was purchasing a hat for him and only had enough for one. As they put the other down I picked it up, purchased and presented it to him. I left him with ‘thank you for serving our country and know that many of us are praying for you.’ He was humble and had tears in his eyes but received and you could see how proud he felt. Let’s stop the negativity and our men and women up.