Thankfulness

Today being the day we are observing Veterans Day, I have to say that I am thankful for all the young men and women who are willing to do their country's bidding. There is no draft, so these folks are doing their job out of the loyalty of their hearts. They're certainly not doing it for the money. The job doesn't pay that well. How many are out there who sacrifice their time, their family life and unfortunately all too frequently, their very lives, so that others may live free? More than you might suspect, and I wish there were a web page and enough people to sit at the computer to put every name of every Service member in every free nation so we could see just what it is these wonderful people are doing. In my family the ones I know personally or have heard of, (though they be dead, their names should still be spoken aloud) who did their Duty as Military Personnel are as follows:

Senneth Charles McBride USN , Deceased
Hiram Wallace McBride , Junior (known as Uncle Junior to us) US Army, Decorated by President Truman, with The Soldier's Medal , Deceased

Martus Douglas, US Army (Deceased, victim of WWII)
William Merriman, US Army
Milton Wallace McBride, Sr US Navy (Retired)
Timothy Bush, US Army
Lewey D. McBride US Navy (Retired)
Joe Frank Steed, US Air Force (Retired)
Randey Hayes US Air Force
Nick Adams US Air Force

Ken Hayes, US Air Force
Betty McBride Davis, USAir Force (Reserves)
Jack Davis, US Navy (Retired)
Michael Kent McBride, US Navy (Deceased)
Joseph Hayes, USAir Force (Reserves)




I'm sure there are so many others that I have left out, but that's the beauty of editing...I can come back and add those names as folks remind me who was left out.