Spending time, over there, on the other side of the world – protecting us and citizens of other countries – from fear, tyranny, oppression and threats to our democracy.

We have no idea what you’ve been through.

That is why we owe you our thanks, our gratitude, our ultimate levels of appreciation, for everything.

We owe you our thanks not just today, on Veteran’s Day, but every day.

Forever.

We owe you thanks, not just for going, not just for the time spent, not just for the unspeakable things that you must have experienced over there…but because you went, often times of your own volition and never hesitated to do what was right. Thank you. We appreciate you.

~ Dawn aka Hat Girl