All I can do is agree with you, I can't say it better.

I'm thanking all veterans too including my Dad, my uncles and my husband, cousins and so many others. Our lives would not be half so good if it weren't for the sacrifices they made on our behalf. Thank you one and all.

I work at a college. Today, as we do every year, we participate in the National Roll Call. We have a ceremony at noon with college officials and student organization presidents. The National Roll Call organization supplies us with a list of servicepersons who died in action in the last year from our state. Our student organization presidents, about 10 of them, divide the list of deceased servicepersons and reads the names slowly aloud, giving a moment of silence for each one. Today, we had a very touching moment. One of our student leaders was the widow (a pretty little blond, about 20 years old) of one of the deceased serviceman, and she read her husband's name aloud. Not a dry eye.

I am proud to have served and doubly proud of those who followed my generation in service!