A Salute

My family and I recently took a short vacation to Gettysburg.

One can’t help but learn a little history along the way.

As many of you know the main attraction in Gettysburg is the battlefields.

The vast grassy green fields extend for miles and are covered with monuments and tributes to all who valiantly lost their lives in battle.

On one of the battlefield tours our guide asked us to imagine what it would have been like to be a soldier at that time.

First thing that came to my mind was, scary!

Thinking about it further, it made me more deeply appreciate the selflessness that those soldiers exhibited.

To sacrifice their lives for the sake of our country is something we will never be able to repay them.

The closest we can come to a form of repayment is by being thankful and respectful of each other and honoring the spirit of our country.

So here is a salute from me to all of our troops both near and far. Thank you for making us proud!