![]() ![]() ![]() Your positivity draws us to pray for you and your comrades in all circumstances. You have worked hard for years to be come the leader you are and proven yourself under many difficult arenas to be strong physically. How thankful I am for your service to protect our nation and all its families who live free. May God bless you and keep you and may America stand strong and bright as a symbol of freedom for all time. I pray for your safety and for your families to find comfort and pride in the sacrifice you all make together, for all of the families lucky enough to call America home. Having lived abroad for many years, I know how lucky Americans are to sleep beneath the blanket of freedom and security her brave men and women in the military provide, and I am grateful every day that you have the fortitide and dedication to give so much to make that happen. I want to thank you for the sacrifice you make each and every day defending what I truly believe is the greatest country in the world. So, thank you for everything that you do. You've given up everything to fight for US, that is something I don't take lightly. Thank you for your bravery, strength, hard work, commitment, dedication and willingness to do the hard things that are required of you day in and day out. I always knew it was a lot of work, but I never realized how much it really was until my my son joined the US Army. ![]() It is no secret that your training, or any part to being a soldier is easy. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. I recognize the selflessness you've demonstrated with your willingness to serve our country. I think that's what makes you all so great, you give so much and do not expect anything back. Most soldiers I know believe having a free country is payment enough. You have given up so much for this country, and I personally believe that is something that cannot be repaid. Thank you for everything you do daily to protect this country, and for that I am forever grateful. It's hard to thank someone for giving me the freedom to live the life God has so graciously given to me. From the depths of my being, the wholeness of my heart, and the fullness of my gratitude thank you. I am forever indebted to you for protecting our life and liberty. For having the strength to pull yourself from your wife's clinging embrace, the trembling of your young son's lip as he tearfully whispers, please don't leave, daddy, and the chubby cheeks of the infant daughter you know won't be a baby when you return. For running into battle when it would be so much easier to walk away. For the hot and the cold, for the tiring and dirty days, for the tasteless food and crowded bunks and endless flights. I am humbled by your sacrifice from the long days and the late nights, for every TDY and each day of every deployment. I am thankful for he who embraces the necessity of war to keep that which is most sacred safe. I am grateful for a man who loves his home and his country so deeply that he is willing to live apart from her and her bounty to preserve and protect her. ![]() I am proud of your selflessness that allows you to put others above your family, myself, and even your own desires and safety for your knowledge that some things are worth fighting and even dying for. For always doing whatever it takes to fulfill your duty, to honor your commitment, to uphold your oath. I don't say it enough, and there aren't words to express the depth of my gratitude. What I can't say to my husband during those long months of silence, I'll write to you here: As the wife of a man who deploys with no communication with me or any of the outside world, I often ponder on the sacrifice of those who fearlessly choose service over self. ![]()
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