Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Shane's Veterans Day Program

    Veterans Day, or Armistice Day, is a day a lot of people ignore. They are aggravated because they can't go to the bank, or get their mail.  Some may think of it only because they get the day off of work or school.  I am so thankful I am not I am not among those people, nor is my family or my community. 
    Living on a Marine Corps base we constantly come face to face with the sacrifice that our service members and their families make everyday.  Our children are learning at a very young age to honor and respect those who have served, and I thank God for that.  Most people just go through there everyday lives not thinking about who or what has been sacrificed for their freedoms. The quote that comes to mind is by Zell Miller, “For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.”

    Shane's class put together a special song to sing at a flag ceremony.  We talked to him the night before to make sure he knew what a veteran is and why we must honor them.  He was very excited to get to wear one of Daddy's covers while singing.


  We were so very proud of him and his class, they did a great job!  I am so glad that the schools are teaching patriotism at such a young age.  Below is the video of their performance.








 

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