In Honor of the Men and Women Who Sacrifice Their Time and Lives....

At the end of day eleven, I need to give a shout out and an enormous thank you to all of the men and women that have served and serve in our military today. Today is Veteran's Day and I need to give my support, love, and thanks to all of the men and women that protect the rights and freedoms that many of us take for granted. This country has remained what it is because of the men and women that fight and give their lives for the protection and maintenance of this country and Her many virtues.

I have some friends that are serving in the various branches and I have some family that has served in the previous wars that plague our history. To all of you great men and women, I need to say thank you for protecting this beautiful and amazing nation I call home. To Grandpa, Cam Davis, Elias Sampson, Matt McBride, Cortney Mansanarez, and all of the other people that I haven't mentioned, I say thank you for your

service past and present. I am grateful to each and every one of you and for the years you sacrificed and will sacrifice for the protection of this great country and the rights of each and every American citizen. Thank you for maintaining this land of the free.

In thanking the servicemen and servicewomen, I need to also acknowledge the families and loved ones that supported their husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends. Thank you all for supporting the men and women that gave and give of their time and sometimes their lives for our great country. Without all of your sacrifice, their sacrifice would not have been possible. To Grandma, the Davises, the Sampsons, the McBrides and Matt's fiance, and to Cortney's family and his husband Nick, thank you all for supporting your loved ones during the good and the bad times.

On this day, I say thank you and I am so grateful for the country that I live in and the brave men and women that protect us and our freedoms. I am grateful for their sacrifice and the hope they allow me to continually have because of this great nation. I am truly blessed and wish that I could do more than say thank you, but today, I am especially thankful to our military men and women who serve and have served our country. Thank you from the depths of my heart; I will never be able to repay you for your sacrifices. Namaste.