Veterans

Veterans are people that serve in armed forces like the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. These war veterans often serve to protect simple things that most of us take for granted. In America we have the freedom listen to the music we like, and the freedom to speak our minds about things we believe in. We can travel around without being afraid of harm, and practice the religion of our choice because veterans protect these rights for us. Because of veterans we have opportunities to educate ourselves and to try to achieve our dreams. Today most people don’t give thanks or appreciate the fact that veterans fight to protect the freedoms they have. I hope to tell you here about the hardships and sacrifices that veterans make so that you can be safe and free.

Veterans sacrifice many things to join wars and protect our freedoms. They leave behind their families and friends and the people they care about. Some have jobs or careers that they put on hold to help fight for us. When they are at war they don’t get to do all the fun things we do, like watching sports or going to movies. Instead they live in conditions that are really difficult and scary. Sometimes they can get wounded in combat or even die. They do all this because they want to stand for something greater than themselves. The veterans in the past and the present have kept us safe from harm and allowed us to keep our way of life including the freedoms we have. They’ve done all of this because they believe in our country and our freedoms. I hope that this Veteran’s Day, November 11th you take the time out of your busy lives to really show your thanks to those veterans who’ve fought so hard to keep you and your loved ones safe and make it possible for you to enjoy the simple freedoms we often take for granted.