Giving Thanks...
There is something to be said when I can go to my home and feel safe..very safe..or I can drive a car..and work where I want...I can openly express my views..I can make as little money or as much money as I want...and I don't have to worry about being imprisoned for saying the wrong thing. Because the U.S. military..protects me!
I'm not about war..I would rather everyone live in peace and harmony..but I am a realist..and still regardless of my personal feelings about war.... I'm thankful for our U.S. military.
I don't always agree with our government..and I can see beyond enemy lines..I'm safe...I'm FREE and so very thankful...thankful for those that fight for us everyday!
If I see a soldier...I cry and am so overwhelmed with a a wide variety of reasons..it just comes out of me...I can't control it....because I'm grateful.... I cry for appreciation...for their sacrifices..and the gratitude I feel for my FREEDOM!
Soldiers sometimes fear..when its all over and time to go home..how the public will accept them...how they will be able to just have an ordinary life..but most of all will their friends and families love them and understand the new person they have become?
Sometimes..they need to be reminded..of why they fight..why they don't sleep or eat for days on end..and why they volunteer to be away from their loved ones.. Funny thing about the troops...they don't need to think twice....
They have a job to do!
So do we!
So tonight while you are giving thanks..remember those that serve our country. Remember those that will be missed at a Thanksgiving Day gathering.
If you are privileged enough to share Thanksgiving Dinner with a soldier tonight...please give them a special message from me..Midori Miller thanks you and loves you..oh and don't forget kiss them on the cheek..because if there was a soldier close to me....I admit... that is exactly what I would do!
That's right ladies and gentlemen...I invite you to a reblog celebration! Happy Thanksgiving Friends and enjoy this very special day!
Thanks for the reminder to everyone Midori. I love that video (I posted it last year, great minds think a like) and it makes me cry every time. Happy thanksgiving.
A great reminder to not forget the ones who are fighting for our country!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family too Midori!
My neighbors and I keep our American flags posted until the troops are out of harms way. We all need to be grateful for the security they provide us.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Midori - Your video brought me to tears. I cry whenever I hear or see anything that relates to our brave warriors who serve and protect us each and every day. While I cannot be with them personally today, I am so very thankful to have both my son and brother home in the United States this Thanksgiving Day. They have both spent a number of holidays away from their families over the past few years so I know how difficult it is when you have a loved one who can't be with you on such special occasions. God bless our troops and may God bless America!
Midori, Thanks for sharing this moving video with us. We do truly have many reasons to give thanks, so saying thank you shouldn't be all that hard!
Hello Midori being a veteran myself I want to thank you for the post. God Bless
Midori.. this is such a great post. Thank you for sharing.
Midori, excellent. Great and moving video and you are a true American. Happy holidays. Don Sabinske
I went to a high school that had more kids from my graduating class going into each branch of the serivce than going to any college. We had two of the three service academies represented. I had a LOT of friends that became career military, and a lot that came from career military families. When we have a reunion, there are people that come from all over the world... The person winning the long distance award may be coming from Korea as easily as Kuwait...
And I am thankful for my friends that choose to stand in front of me to make me safe and to make total strangers safer.
Midori, Thousands of miles away from home, in a foreign country, fighting to protect us. Soldiers deserve more praise than our society delivers. Thanks for reminding us.
Ms. Midori,
All I can say is thank you for this post. I work hard at trying to thank a vet every chance I get. Thank you for the reminder ma'am. GBU
Midori you are a true inspiration to what it means to give back to society! Thanks for the links to all of your previous posts about the troops! Love the video! Now I know how to say thank you in passing!
Debbie
We can never Thank our troops enough for the sacrifices that hey make -- Great post -- JE
Midori - I appreciate your appreciation for the military. My husband retired from the Army, my son-in-law is a reserve marine, who spent last year in Iraq and my future son-in-law is an Air Force Cadet at the AF Academy in Colorado graduating next year. I'm always appreciative and know their sacrifices they are making. Thanks for sharing and spreading the word. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.