Sunday, August 22, 2021

Not Wasted.


Too much talk about 20 years wasted. I have a view, but that is irrelevant. 

I want those who served and returned, the families of those who gave their last-full-measure, and those who bear the suffering of life-changing injuries to know this: what you did, what you gave, what you suffered made a difference in the lives of people. 

Yours is a legacy of selflessness.
Yours is a legacy of sacrifice.
Yours is a legacy of devotion.
Yours is a legacy of courage.  

You invested your lives... 
in a vision and mission to deliver hope to an oppressed people.
You invested your lives...
in a vision and mission to hold terror at bay.
You invested your lives...
in a vision and mission to give liberty a chance.
You invested your lives...
in a vision and mission to make hard lives easier. 

Mission accomplished. 

The incivility of politics, the dire consequences of failed leadership, the failure to apply the lessons of history WILL NEVER ROB YOU OF THE VALOR THAT YOU HAVE EARNED and SO RICHLY DESERVE. 

Thank you for your service. Yours is a noble chapter in the Book of intrepid souls who will forever be judged to be on the righteous side of history.  

“There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.”
—John 15.13 NLT

One life...
Liveitwell!

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