11-10-2014
As we take time to honor our Veterans on Tuesday, November 11, let us reflect for a moment on the history of our world. Is there anything more constant in the recorded histories of all regions and nations than War?
What does that say about us (humans)? I don’t have an answer, I’m just posing the question. How many millions of men and women have “answered the call” throughout the ages?
On November 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day – an echo of Armistice Day (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) – which was, as we know, the War to End All Wars. Since then, there have only been a few decades of peace for Americans. We have lots of Veterans in this country – from men and women in their twenties to the last of the WWII vets who are in their nineties. To these folks we say, Thank You.
Let us give an extra thought and prayer to the Veterans who have survived armed conflict, and who are left to sort out their experiences for the rest of their lives.
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” Jose Narosky