Veterans Day

Happy Veterans day to all the vets out there. I would like to send out our warmest of thanks for all you have gave and sacrificed for our country and it's freedom. Thank you to Sgt. Thomas W. Larsen who was apart of the 10th Mountain Division 85th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters 3rd Battalion, Company 1.Who died Feb 20 1945 on Riva Ridge in Italy. While helping to push the German army out of Italy. This is my father in laws Uncle. It has been so fun to learn about his life and the passion he had to serve his country. He received a purple heart that our family still cherishes. Thank You to my brother Preston and his service in the Marines. Thank you to my father and father in law for their service in the Army. Thank you to my brother in law for his current service in the Air Force Reserves. Thank You to my Grandpa and his service. The men and women who serve our great nation are the reason why I can worship my Heavenly Father freely. They are the reason for newspapers, news stations, and radio talk shows. They are the reason why I can go to work and support my family while my husband finishes school. They are the reason why protesters can protest. Please remember to take a few minutes today and thank a veteran or a soldier for their willingness to serve our country.

"In Flanders field the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our places; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scare heard amid the guns below.
...
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie.
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

-Lt. John McRae, May 3, 1915-