Veterans Day
A day that started as Armistice Day at the end of World War I, and went on to become a day set aside by this nation to honor those who served their country in the military, past and present. Honoring those who stood watch that this nation would remain an independent nation; who took an oath to defend the principles embodied in the Constitution of the United States.
This is the oath my honey took some 35 years ago:
I, (name), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of XXXX, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."
As long as men and women continue to answer this nations call to duty, this country will continue.
" Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." John F Kennedy, January 20 1961
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