On this year's Memorial Day, I express my appreciation for those Americans who died while protecting their country in all of our armed conflicts, past and present, popular and unpopular. And I wish the best for their survivors, be they fellow soldiers, friends or family.
It takes a special brand of courage to step out into harm's way and be willing to sacrifice oneself for the sake of a mission, or to save a fellow soldier. Many, many more have done this and survived than were killed in action. And many who have survived sustained injuries causing varying degrees of incapacitation to them, some injuries being permanent in effect. To me, they are all heroes and deserve recognition and respect for their service. And we should collectively, as a society, make sure that no combat veteran or his/her family is lacking for a home, food, or medical care. That's the LEAST we can do for these brave men and women!
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