Today we honor the Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Coasties who gave their lives while honorable serving our country.
I also want to recognize EVERY person who served or is serving in the military. But for the grace of God, any one of you could have been killed while serving. That is a burden many carry. "Why was Billie a half-step ahead of me when we went into that room in Kandahar?"
And at the risk of pissing off the military, I also want to recognize the cops and fire-fighters who served and are serving honorably. Too many of them also fall to suicide, addictions and cancer (Fire-fighters have a rate of cancer deaths that is three-times that of the general population).
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